[HPforGrownups] Re: Lupin's resentment : An inside to Snape's resentment

[Batchevra at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 94210


Harry is a young man who *should* know better than to go and do the
equivilent of read your diary. If it had been Hermione's, or Ron's, or even
Luna's, he would have refrained from doing it...and yet, here he is doing it
to *your* diary. Worse yet, he's snuck in while your back is turned to do
it, even though you and he both know he's on the honor system *not* to read
it while you go do whatever it was you went to do. Even worse, he's found
some of the worst moments in your life and is riffling through them
thoughtlessly (Harry is more interested in following his father around then
in realizing that he's messing with something personal and not meant for him
to see). You would not be mad at that point? You wouldn't want him to put
that diary down immediately and get out, even if only for a moment so you
can collect your thoughts at least, before you *really* go off half cocked
at the boy? Granted, I'll assume that you would not throw a jar of
cockroches (or have an equivically violent reaction)  at him as he exits the
room...you might even have the strength of will to call him back immediately
to work it out--but then, that would be you. Snape, due to his own
experiences, does not quite have that self control.

Silverthorne}

I want to say that you have some good points about Snape, but Harry would go 
into a diary of Hermione's, Ron's or Luna's. Remember Harry went into 
Dumbledore's pensieve in GOF. What you forget of Harry is that most of his life and 
even at Hogwarts, no adult has answered any of his questions that affect him. 
Hardly anyone who knows his parents has answered or even attempted to tell Harry 
about them. What Harry does is to get the answer himself and when Snape left 
the pensieve in a place that tempted Harry, he went and saw the memories. Was 
he right? no, but was Snape right in leaving the pensieve where Harry could 
see and have access, also Snape shows Harry how he uses the pensieve. He takes 
the memories out in front of Harry. To me that is teasing Harry into being 
curious about what is in the pensieve. Both behaviors are not the best, but as 
Snape is the adult, he has more fault IMHO.

Batchevra 


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