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

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 105647

SSSusan:
> I'm curious how you would take DD's remark to Harry, then, near 
the 
> end of OoP:
> ************************************
> "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]
> ************************************
> 
> 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?
> 
 
Lee Moyo replied:
> 
> Well the main reason besides not spoiling Harry, is that he is 
safe at the Dursleys and as  long as he returns there he is 
protected by his mother's charm. Which is why LV can not get to him 
there. The fact that is not going to be spoiled as well is an 
advantage I think.


SSSusan:
I'm sorry, but I'm totally perplexed by your response here.  I 
wasn't talked about the Dursleys or Harry's safety, really.  I was 
asking what was going on w/ Snape's inability to set aside some old 
wounds and overcome his feelings about James.  Does that make sense?

Siriusly Snapey Susan