Harry learning from Snape (was: stopper death)

[juli17 at aol.com]

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>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.


phoenixgod2000:

> 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.
> 

Julie:

The thing is, it really isn't about Snape. The books are about Harry,
thus our primary focus is on Harry. And, as the saying goes, you can't
change someone else, you can only change yourself. And it really
doesn't matter who is at fault, or more at fault. Harry can only change 
how *he* reacts to Snape's bullying. That's all. Of course, he can also 
keep reacting as he has been. But if he does change, that would be a 
sign of maturity, and of growth as a person.

Whether Snape ever changes, or grows as a person...well, that's 
really his problem. But if Snape never gets out of his snarky rut, that
doesn't mean Harry has to stay there with him.

Julie 


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