Harry learning from Snape (was: stopper death)

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 114403

> SSSusan:
> <snip> so if things are going to change, I think Harry will simply 
> have to decide, "Hey, we're supposedly on the same side.  It's 
> going to kill me, but I'm going to SHUT OUT all the crap he throws
> at me, and just work.  I'm going to SHOW HIM that I'm not a stupid, 
> arrogant, strutting git."
> 
> Harry has learned *some* from Snape, but (again, understandably, 
> imo) he's not learned all he could because of the "stuff" that's 
> gotten in the way.  I want to see Harry work around the "stuff" and
> prove he is becoming a mature man who knows that he MUST master his
> emotions and take responsibility for learning what he needs to learn.


Why should Harry have to be the one to do that?  Snape is the adult 
and the teacher in that situation.  He should be the one to swallow 
his attitude and buckle down.  Why doesn't Dumbledore sit the man 
down and tell him to stop acting like a whiny first year and teach 
Harry without the attitude or the attempts at failing him?  For gods 
sake, Dumbledore put a man in charge of Harry's education who wants 
Harry to fail.  Harry may need to take responsibility for his 
learning, and he should, but Snape needs to take his responsiblility 
as his teacher seriously. (hee, I actually wrote siriusly and had to 
go back and change it)  What I want to see in the next book is 
Dumbledore grow a spine when it comes to Snape and make him treat 
Harry better.


"phoenixgod2000"