How should Harry deal with Snape?

[mnaper2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 107866

> > HunterGreen:
> > I'm only talking about from *Harry's* end. Even if Snape doesn't 
> > change his behavior (which I doubt he will, he's too set in his 
> > ways), it might help Harry deal with it better if he adopted a 
> > different attitude. If he simply ignored Snape, it would make it 
> > easier to not take his comments to heart. If he argues and gets 
> > into a back and forth with Snape, that'll only make things worse. 
> > (honestly, sometimes letting something go is the best way to 
> > preserve your mental health). Look at Lupin, Snape may make his 
> > little comments to him, but Lupin never really reacts or seems to 
> > care. He takes Snape with a grain of salt, as he should be taken. 
> 
Dzeytoun:

> Sigh.  I'm afraid the time for this is long gone.  The fact is that 
> these two have come to *hate* one another.  Whoever is most at 
fault 
> (for my money it's undeniably Snape, but choose who you please), 
> we're well past the "ignoring each other" stage.  This might have 
> been a good option at anytime before book five.  Now emotions have 
> reached such a nadir that I just don't see it as a possibility.  
> Remember, we aren't just talking about sarcastic comments anymore.  
> Harry feels that Snape is complicit in the death of the only 
parental 
> figure Harry has ever known.  You don't swallow that and go on.

Ally:

I don't know.  Harry is the hero and I think he's on course to be 
more emotionally mature and developed than Snape if for no other 
reason than his name is on the book titles.  If the relationship 
changes for the better, it will be because Harry changes his mind 
about or his approach to Snape.  

I keep thinking we'll see more of Lily's personality in Harry as he 
gets older.  I know he was very angry at Snape at the end of OOTP, 
but I wouldn't be surprised if something else happens - like the 
pensieve and seeing into Snape's head during occlumency - that gives 
Harry a glimpse of Snape that softens his perspective somewhat.  Or 
maybe just with the passage of time he'll realize that his anger at 
Snape was really just his own misdirected sense of guilt.  

Snape is emotionally stunted and JKR obviously likes him that way.  
I'd like to see him evolve somewhat, but that's not a priority for 
her.  Aside from Harry, JKR seems content to let most her characters 
remain as "types" rather than true "Characters" IMO - even Ron and 
Hermione are basically cliches with good lines.  But she reserves a 
special place for Harry, so you can bet that if she plans for he and 
Snape to come to any kind of working agreement, it will be Harry who 
instigates it.

Ally
who is feeling a little cynical today