"Professor" Snape and Respect

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No: HPFGUIDX 98251

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Shaun Hately" <drednort at a...> 
wrote:

> 
> More personally... I think Dumbledore knows Snape's psyche very 
> well. Personally I feel Snape *craves* Harry's respect. Snape - for 
> whatever reason - does not appear to have been treated well by 
> James Potter and his friends. They didn't respect him - and I think 
> Snape may well have craved that respect for all sorts of reasons.
> 
> Look at Snape's relationship with Remus and Sirius. While he 
> certainly isn't friendly with either of them - he seems to be able 
> to hold himself better in control around Remus than around Sirius. 
> Why? I think it's because Lupin goes out of his way to treat Snape 
> with respect, and Snape responds to that. Black, on the other hand, 
> doesn't respect Snape - and so Snape cannot deal with him.
> 
> Harry is the image of his father. And I think Dumbledore realises 
> that if Harry treats Snape with respect, it's possible Snape will 
> modify his behaviour towards Harry. Now that doesn't speak well of 
> Snape at all - he's the adult, he should be the one trying to treat 
> Harry properly - but he is obviously incapable of that. I think 
> Dumbledore may feel that if Harry shows Snape respect, over time, 
> Snape will be mollified.
> 
> And that starts with minor courtesies.
> 
> 
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> facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be 
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Hi, Shaun!

I am inclined to agree with you that that is exactly what Dumbledore 
may think about Snape and Harry relationship.- If Harry shows him 
respect, if even only formal, Snape may change his behaviour towards 
Harry.


I understand Dumbledore's supposed logic, but I also think that OoP 
showed that Dumbledore was living in a dream world ( not that he ever 
lived in the real one. :)), if he was hoping that by putting Snape 
and Harry together , they would tolerate each other better)

Snape saw Harry's memories of his childhood, he saw that Harry was 
never a spoiled  child, or whoever Snape believed him to be.

I saw no sighs whatsoever that it changed his attitude even a little 
bit.

Yes, he went to check on Harry's story about Padfoot, but personally 
I think he did it out of fear of Dumbledore, not because he believed 
Harry.

Of course, since we are not privy to Snape's thoughts, I could be 
100% wrong.


Again, I absolutely agree that Harry should call Snape "professor",. 
but nothing else is due to him, IMO.

Alla