Who is the adult (Was: Who's to blame for Occlumency?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 100742

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "darrin_burnett" > Let's see.
> 
> Brew an illegal potion, which he did trying to find the Heir of 
> Slytherin, something Snape was unable to do.
> 
> vs.
> 
> Hold an adolescent grudge against a kid who barely remembers his 
> father, let alone learned anything from him.
> 
> When will someone deal with the fact that Snape is 20-25 years 
OLDER 
> than Harry and is in a position of authority, meaning he's supposed 
> to behave better. 
> 
> Adults are supposed to behave better than children. Bottom line. 
> 
> Maybe Snape just needs to grow up.


LOL, Darrin!


Oh, yes. He does need to grow up, but unfortunately I can see less 
and less the possibility of that happening 
> > 


Rowena earlier:

> >    Glad that Harry has seen one of the most humiliating moments 
of 
> > his life? I don't think so. Harry's violation of Snape's privacy 
> goes way beyond a mere 'screw up'. Harry knew the pensieve held 
> thoughts Snape didn't want him to see, he deliberately intruded on 
> the off  chance that they might contain the information he wants so 
> badly  about the DoM and, like eavesdroppers, learned more than he 
> wanted to know. Serves him right.
> >  


Darrin: 
> We're done. I left this list once before because I found a 
disgusting 
> and disturbing hatred for Harry Potter amongst many of the posters. 
> I'm sorry to see nothing much has changed.
> 


Alla:


Darrin, I love your posts, especially because I agree with the 
majority of the points you make, but I want to ask you the same 
question, I asked another poster earlier.


Why, why, why do you find the hatred of Harry Potter to be disturbing?
I am genuinely curious.

If poster states that he/she loves/hates the character to me it says 
absolutely nothing about the poster except his/her literary 
preferences.

Just as much I am entitled to scream till my face is blue how much I 
hate what Snape does to the children he teaches, people who hate 
Harry entitled to do the same. :o)

Why is it disturbing?


Rowena earlier:
> >    The fact is Snape could have gone on teaching Harry occlumency 
> til the cows came home and it would have done not a lick of good. 
> Harry didn't want to close his mind to Voldy - he wanted to know 
what 
> was behind the door. No number of classes would have changed that.
> > 
> >    It all comes back to Harry I'm afraid.


> 
Darrin: 
> Keep saying that. Maybe it'll come true, even.
> 
Alla: LOL!