Snape & Harry

dumbledore11214 dumbledore11214 at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 14 21:16:23 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 101261

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn Cawte" <kcawte at n...> 
wrote:
> K
> 
> I don't think anyone was trying to argue that he was fair in the 
way he
> treats Harry just that a) he's never caused him to fail a year and 
b) really
> in the scale of things Snape's behaviour's not *that* bad. 


Well, Dumbledore could have interfered after PoA, as Harry thinks, 
although Harry could have been wrong, of course.


I think failure of Occlumency shows the opposite. Yes, one could 
argued that on the grand scale of things his behaviour was not "that 
bad", but general mistrust and hate which Harry feels towards Snape 
because of how Snape treated him those five years led to that 
disaster.


I think it shows that Snape methods were incredibly wrong.


K:

As I argued earlier - Snape is in a position of
> authority and whether or not he personally has earned Harry's 
respect, Harry
> is a student and should be respectful towards all his teachers.
> 
> K

Alla:

I disagree. respect should be earned. Yes, even by someone, who is in 
position of authority. If he blatantly abuses such position, he 
should not be respected, IMO.


Alla





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