What's in it for Snape? Finding motive...

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 97473

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
> To me, this is a bit like saying Ron has no right to loathe 
spiders. 
> I don't think Snape can help the way he reacts to Harry in the 
> Great Hall. He may not even be aware of the expression on his 
> face.  Also, consider what Snape sees in this scene: the son of 
> his old rival takes one look at him and claps his hand to his 
> forehead in pain. I can see James doing that, miming that Snape 
> is so ugly that it  actually hurts to look at him. "Mr. Prongs 
agrees 
> with Mr. Moony, and would like to add that Professor Snape is an 
> ugly git." In which case, Snape might think he has grounds to 
> think Harry is a second edition of his arrogant dad.



Yes, Pippin if James did something like that, you maybe right, but 
there is no support for that in the books.

Are you saying that Snape can't control his reactions towards Harry? 
He is  superb Occlumenc, according to Lupin, he is supposed to be in 
perfect control of his emotions. (If we are to believe Lupin's words, 
of course, which I am inclined to, sort of. :o))


No, I see no comparison to Ron's phobia. If Ron got a job working 
with spiders, that would be closer. :o) I would say then that he had 
to quit and fast.




 
Alla