Harry Potter for GROWN-UPS (was Parenting Harry (was: Re: I don't like him much)

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 120169


> delwynmarch wrote: I try hard never to see things in
> black and white (I have actually ruffled quite a few 
> feathers over the years with my tendency to introduce
> some grey in the most obviously black-and-white
> matters).
> 
> mcmaxslb replied:
> Well maybe that is just what is wrong, you introducing 
> gray into matters that are black-and-white. Such as you
> defending both the Dursleys' abuse of Harry and Snape's 
> bullying of him. <snip> Will your next posts defended 
> Voldemort murdering James & Lily and then trying to kill
> an fourteen month baby. 


Juli:
What most people are saying is that Snape isn't all
bad, he's a good guy (he saved Harry's life in PS/SS,
and in PoA), there are two sides of everyone, not
everyone is entirely good or entirely evil. Snape was
a victim of bullies (MWPP), he doesn't bully Harry at
least IMO because a bully is when someone takes on a
weaker person and I don't think Snape sees Harry as
weak. The Dursleys weren't the best foster parents,
but they did OK, they fed Harry, clothed him, sent him
to school, the basics, they didn't love him, they just
tried to shake the magic out of him the best way they
knew. I don't think anyone will start defending LV for
killing James and Lily.

Juli