Does Snape really like Draco?

[Kelsey Dangelo]

No: HPFGUIDX 117961

Kristen writes:
Hi I'm new to this, but Pippin's suggestion got me
thinking about the relationship between Snape and
Draco; and I'm left wondering.  Is Snape favoring
Draco is an act?  Or does he really like Draco.  
(Sorry if this is a duplicate thread).   <snip>

Kelsey:
Just to add some fuel to the fire about Snape perhaps
liking Draco. Perhaps he doesn't see Draco as a bully.
Perhaps he (biased by his own experience) sees Harry
as the bully to Draco.

1. Snape has, shall we say, a bit of a problem letting
go of the past. He's constantly reliving the "worst"
memories of being tortured by James and company. To
him (and Harry), Draco is a sort of reprise of his own
school days. Of course, he's going to be partial to
Draco.

2. Draco says at the end of GOF, that Harry is back to
being "Dumbledore's favorite". Hmm, that sounds a lot
like Snape's feelings of sibling rivalry for
Dumbledore's attention with Harry. Maybe Snape
understands Draco's feelings of jealousy for
attention, and so indulges Draco. 

3. How many times does Harry unfairly get the upper
hand or get away with something, while Draco does not?
For instance, when Lupin bails out Harry. Draco runs
to Snape for attention, but Harry often isn't even
punished, when both Draco and he were in the wrong.
Not to mention all the rewards Harry receives (not
that I don't think he deserves them).

4. The Father thing. I think that's worth a mention.
Draco certainly is treated as a pawn as he sucks up
any attention his father passes his way. OTOH, Snape
seems to have reacted against his paternal abuse,
Draco reacts towards it.

I'm leaving out the argument that Snape has to pretend
to hate Harry for Draco's father because I think that
Snape is enjoying treating Harry bad too much for that
to be the reason. [But, if he really is Lucius' lap
dog...]

Now, I don't like Draco at all. And I can't understand
why Snape would like him (but when have I ever
understood the ways of Snape?). But I must say that,
when it comes to Draco, I think that Snape is doing
the right and teacherly thing. Sometimes, you can
attract more students to the Light Side with honey
than with vinegar. Not that I'm saying that Draco is
going to be redeemed.

<<<If Snape does truly like Draco it does pose an
interesting contradiction that he is able to forgive
Draco for Lucius being a death eater but cannot
forgive Harry for James being a show-off. >>>

Ooo, very intriguing! Especially considering Snape
must hate his DE years and Malfoy almost as much as
James. But maybe it has nothing to do with fathers.
Maybe Snape hates Harry just for who he is, and likes
Draco for the potential Draco has.

Kelsey, who hates Draco (doesn't pity him at all) but
turns into squishy fan-girl in front of Snape.



		
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