Snape's Destiny/JKR quotes (or Snape-aholics and Siriophiles)

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 105499

Kneasy:
> It's an idea I've posted before - Harry sees the WW as a refuge 
> from an unfriendly existence. But in the WW Harry is one of the 
> all-time heroes and DD placed him with a Muggle family 
> deliberately, just so that he wouldn't be spoiled. But there's 
> still a danger of that happening. If Harry was greeted everywhere 
> as he was at the Leaky Cauldron, that danger would be significant. 
> Snape is a corrective. He is *deliberately* nasty - and it's with 
> DD's knowledge and approval. They're  the best double  act in the 
> WW. Snape is there to watch Harry, to protect Harry
> and to teach him a few things about life - like how unfair it is.

SSSusan:
I kind of like this; it's sensible to me.


Kneasy continued:
> His attitude has credible roots to outsiders- Snape's history with 
> James. But Snape is much too intelligent to confuse Harry with 
> James; he probably  doesn't like Harry much, but in the larger 
> scheme of things that's hardly significant.


SSSusan:
I'm curious how you would take DD's remark to Harry, then, near the 
end of OoP:
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"Snape stopped giving me Occlumency lessons!" Harry snarled.  "He 
threw me out of his office!"

"I am aware of it," said DD heavily.  "I have already said that it 
was a mistake for me not to teach you myself...."

"Snape made it worse, my scar always hurt worse after lessons with 
him--... How do you know he wasn't trying to soften me up for 
Voldemort...."

"I trust Severus Snape," said DD simply.  "But I forgot--another old 
man's mistake--that some wounds run too deep for the healing.  I 
thought Professor Snape could overcome his feelings about your 
father--I was wrong."  [US, 833]
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Is this speech of DD's part of the act, then?  Or is there 
*something* going on w/ Snape besides a minor dislike of Harry and 
an act to maintain for preventing spoiled!Harry?  DD said Snape 
was "too old & clever" to have allowed Sirius' "feeble taunts" to 
hurt him.  How can he turn around a minute later in the conversation 
and say what he did about Snape's relationship with James?

So IS Snape's hatred [or whatever word is appropriate] of James a 
part of Snape's treatment of Harry or not?

Siriusly Snapey Susan