[HPforGrownups] Re: Professor Snape's role

[Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force]

No: HPFGUIDX 99939

| From: maa-dee [mailto:madettebeau at gmail.com]
| Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 16:01 PM
| It would be a surprisingly *sensative* thing for Snape to do IMHO
| (telling the Order about the Dursleys' mistreatment of Harry, that
| is), if he did do it. That is, recognizing the emotional abuse and
| neglect they treated Harry with, and then acting on it so that others
| would definitely change it for the better. At Hogwarts, Snape seems to
| enjoy mistreating and humiliating Harry, so why should he help out
| where the Dursleys are concerned? Perhaps this is because Snape had a
| similar childhood? The pensieve memory likely indicates at the very
| least a verbally abusive father. Upon seeing and recognizing it, maybe
| he informed Sirius who then asked Lupin to say something to the
| Dursleys next time at the train station.

[Lee]:

OOOO--I'd love to believe that...But, for sure, Arthur Weasley and family
would be good candidates for telling the order of Harry's life with the
Dursleys, having dealt with it/them first hand.

Of course, if Snape did in fact mention the horrible treatment to the
order...this could make things interesting, as suggested in many posts.

I can't help but consider the fact that there are some folk who just can't
allow themselves to openly love, but do quirky little things where no one
can see, things which would be considered totally out of character.

Lots of good brain fodder!  Love it! :-)

Cheers,

Lee :-)

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