[HPforGrownups] Re: Who's the adult (was: Who's to blame for occlumency?)

[Lynx412 at AOL.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 101027

In a message dated 6/12/2004 9:20:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
lyonsden at value.net writes:

> Per canon, Snape tried twice to get Harry into the Pensieve to see
> that memory, but the dam_ fool kid followed him out the door the first
> time...

       Snicker...
       
       OK, but I have a different theory. I think Snape pulled out that 
memory *because* Harry had breached Snape's defenses before. I think, in his own 
Snapeish way he was being nice. Talk about DD forgetting what it's like to be a 
kid!

       A comment was made that the reason Shape ran out when Malfoy reported 
the reappearance of Montague was that he cares about his students. I wonder if 
this, coupled with his hatred of MWPP is what causes his hatred of Harry. 
Consider: Snape was picked on, even bullied by MWPP. He *knows* how this feels, 
what it can do to a student. Add to this Harry's resemblance to his dad and you 
get that Harry's actions will *always* be misinterpreted by Snape. Always. 
>From the very first. He isn't taking notes, he's ignoring Snape.  He causes a 
disaster in class with a childish prank, injuring another student [the firework 
in the cauldron]. He makes an extremely complex potion after somehow stealing 
the ingredients, then misuses it to turn another student into a cat thing! And 
the student will not betray him either...part of his contempt for Hermione 
comes from that. It also explains but doesn't justify the "I see no difference", 
after all, if she didn't protest being turned into a cat-thing, why should 
this bother her? The whole potion thing adds to his hatred of Harry, if he 
believes Harry made it. If he's THAT good with potions, he's obviously deliberately 
slacking off in class! 

       You can see all of his interactions with Harry that way, leading up to 
his fit in PoA. Then comes GoF and Harry's obvious [to Snape] deliberate 
trickery to enter. Add to this the slow but steady return of the Black Mark. Then 
LV is reborn and Snape learns the truth of MWPP and the traitor. He's thrown 
by this, witness his odd glance at Harry at the feast. So, now he's willing to 
give Harry a chance. I've no doubt the presence of Umbridge helped. Then he 
starts the occulamency lessons, and sees some of Harry's past. Harry's been 
abused, too. So, he decides to give the kid a chance. He pulls out his memories of 
his school interactions with MWPP, especially those that show James in a bad 
light. And the moronic brat PEEKS! No wonder he was furious.

       Cheryl


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