Harry as Kreacher was Re: Snape at school was Should Harry have told on DJU

[potioncat]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kyntor70" <marcuscason at c...> 
wrote:
> rowena states:
> 
> "And I'm afraid I sympathize with Snape's reasons for ending the
> lessons. Harry knowingly invades SS's privacy in a hugely offensive
> way. I'd have gone ballistic too. Frankly I think poor Snape 
deserves
> some credit for not turning the kid into a spider and stepping on
> him. ;D"


Potioncat jumps in:
I loved this suggestion! You know, readers also seem to forget that 
Malfoy had just seen them and we all know how weak the "remedial" 
potions excuse is, if you wonder why it involves wands, not 
cauldrons.  And, Snape has just found an injured Slytherin boy who 
has been missing (two weeks?)  He was upset, no doubt before he 
found Potter!
 
> 
> Kyntor replies:
> 
> It is real hard for me to sympathize with Snape for this.  Snape 
did 
> the same exact thing when he was practicing legilimency against 
> Harry.  Snape was burrowing down into Harry's mind for his most 
> painful, most private memories.  Snape might feel he is justified 
in 
> doing this since he is trying to teach Harry occlumency, but what 
he 
> is not justified in doing is making fun of Harry when these 
memories 
> affect Harry.


Potioncat:
Can you give an example of Snape's making fun of Harry?  I saw him 
make one comment without any sneering.  Harry may have taken it as 
taunting, but it sounded more like concern or interest to me.

IIRC, Snape conducts the sessions in a professional, manner. No, not 
warm and fuzzy, but that isn't Snape is it?  It isn't McGonagall 
either.  But I don't think he ever taunts or belittles Harry during 
these classes.
Potioncat