James Is Dead And That's Why Snape Can't Get Over It And Move On

rowena_grunnionffitch rowena_grunnionffitch at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 14 00:13:23 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 101137

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:

> But while he is working. Nope, sorry. No allowance from me. More 
than 
> twenty years passed. Harry did not do anything to him. Harry is his 
> charge, on his shoulders now lies the burden of saving the world. 
  
   You're asking for rationality about a highly emotional matter, I'm 
not surprised Snape can't oblige, few people can. Actually Harry has 
done things to Snape, disrupted his class with a firework, stolen 
from his stores, talked back, broken rules and put himself in danger 
forcing Snape and others to get him out of it. Not to mention getting 
Sirius off! Now I admit some of these things were perfectly 
justifiable - but of course SS doesn't. 

> I am not even asking Snape to "get over it". I am asking him to 
> realise that "Harry is not James"
 
   I think he does know that - he doesn't hate Harry because of his 
father, James just prejudiced him against the boy. He hates Harry for 
himself these days. 
  
> By the way, Harry's parents are dead too and he knew that Peter 
> betrayed him. yes, if thirteen year old can do it, I'd say Snape 
> should too. 

   I can't recall Snape trying to kill Harry at any time. That Harry 
forswore personal vengence in Peter's case is greatly to his credit, 
and may be to his and the cause's ultimate advantage. But he 
certainly hasn't forgiven him, and I doubt he'll be particularly 
civil the next time they meet.





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