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

[Nora Renka]

No: HPFGUIDX 114541


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Paula \"Elanor Pam\"" 
<elanorpam at y...> wrote:

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> I do think, though, that if Harry doesn't give him the edge, Snape 
> can't cut him. Crybaby kids are bullied because they cry - if they 
> don't cry, it's no fun. If Harry doesn't budge, Snape'll fume all 
> he want, but he can't give Harry a detention for nodding calmly to 
> everything he says as if he was barely paying attention... and if 
> he does, well, Harry can talk to Dumbley just fine, now <3

I'm not completely sure about this--people in this kind of thread in 
the past have posted amusing possible scenarios/dialogue for things 
like Snape taking off points for breathing. :)

Seriously, though, I'm not completely convinced that the calm and 
nodding and submissive posture would *really* make things better--it 
might be more like waving a flag 'Here I am, not going to complain--
beat on me, please!'  This happens with bullies; perhaps not as much 
as with a more open antagonism, but I've seen people do that to 
others trying to evade conflict by going low-key.

Now, I personally have no idea whether or not Snape *would* pursue an 
antagonistic relationship in the face of what basically amounts to 
overt submission--but I wouldn't be surprised.

-Nora should really go to sleep, and dream of madrigals