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

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No: HPFGUIDX 97480

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
> > Pippin:
> We have canon that James thought Snape was ugly and had no 
> hesitation about hurting him--and Snape has a way of putting 
> two and two together. He doesn't know that Harry's scar hurt, so 
> he can't know the real reason for Harry's actions. What was he 
> supposed to think?

OK, but to me touching his forehead does not even come close to Harry 
mimicking Snape. :o)

Of course, we often see what we want to see in the actions of other 
person, so again you may be right.


> Pippin:
> Oh, I always believe  what Lupin says <veg> It's the way people 
> interpret what he says that I have a problem with. But if we 
> suppose that Snape is using occlumency in this scene "to shut 
> down those feelings and memories that contradict the lie, and 
> so utter falsehoods in [Voldemort's] presence" (OOP 24) then we 
> can't suppose that hateful look is entirely representative of 
> Snape's feelings, can we. We might imagine Snape walking a 
> tightrope in PS/SS, using his hatred of Harry as a shield against 
> legilimency while desperately trying not to act on it.
> 


Nope, that is not what I meant. I just meant that in general Snape 
supposed to be in control of his emotions.
I DON'T think that he is always in control of his emotions since I 
read Shrieking Shack scene, actually. I especially don't think that 
he is in control of his emotions since OoP, since I think that 
pensieve scene is the perfect example of how his emotions got the 
best or should I say the worst of him. :o)




> Pippin:
> Now that's interesting. Suppose Snape went to Dumbledore 
> immediately after the feast and tried to quit--do you think 
> Dumbledore would have let him do it? 
> 
LOL, Pippin! Imagine that scene. :o) Do you seriously think though 
that Snape did not know that harry is coming to Hogwarts? Then he is 
not a good candidate for the role of Dumbledore's trusting lutenant.

Alla