Quesiton for Snapeophiles and -phobes RE Dumbledore, Snape, and Harry

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 114507


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dzeytoun" <dzeytoun at c...> 
wrote:
> Now, the thing I don't get, I really don't, is why would anyone 
think 
> Snape is *capable* of changing his opinion of Harry or even 
*capable* 
> of changing his behavior?  The evidence we have, from what I can 
see, 
> is that he isn't.  He has far too much invested emotionally in his 
> view of Harry, and that view leads directly to the way he 
behaves.  
> To change would mean, at some level, coming to some peace with his 
> past RE the Marauders and James.  I suppose he would if he could, 
if 
> only to get rid of his own pain, but all the evidence is that he 
> simply CANNOT.  Now, given that, why would Harry being respectful 
to 
> him make any dent at all?  As far as I can see, he would just 
> say "That blasted Potter's up to something, but he can't fool me!"



Alla:


I agree, Dzeytoun, I agree with you - so far we see no evidence that 
Snape can change.

But I guess in some ways I am hoping that his journey as a character 
is not complete yet. I am still having a little bit of hope that he 
will change and will have some peace at the end.

I also completely agree with you that right now, if Harry changes 
his attitude, Snape will just find another reason to torment him 
for. He is a smart man, that one, he will come up with something.

But it does not have to be the same way till the end, you know. 
  


Alla,
 who being a computer dummy she is cannot figure out how to get rid 
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