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

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No: HPFGUIDX 114546


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Paula \"Elanor Pam\"" 
<elanorpam at y...> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Really, in my opinion, it's impossible for Snape to change opinions 
in all
> of two books, unfortunately. I wouldn't say the same if it were ten 
years,
> since I do believe people change, things change and etc., but 
that's not the
> issue - the seventh book is the last one and that's it. And Rowling 
did say
> we should not pity Snape too much yet.
> 
> 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 would largely agree with this.

> Whoa, I've been answering to a lot of your posts... is it true that 
you work
> with abused kids? (I'm sorry if it wasn't you, I've been reading 
through
> more than 100 backlogged posts ^^;;) It must be sad, but every 
improvement
> must be very rewarding.
> 
> Elanor Pam

Yes, I do.  Not as a career, but off and on in various settings, 
mostly the legal and social service systems.  Any improvement is 
rewarding, because so little improvement is sometimes possible.  
Often all that one can do is try to restore some measure of faith in 
society by helping provide meaningful punishment for abusers and 
trying to see that the child's best interest are served in placement, 
etc.  Unfortunately, it's not something to do if you have very high 
opinions of human nature.  (The last case I was involved in featured 
a middle class couple who starved an infant to death.  They said "it 
wouldn't shut up so we stopped feeding it.").  It's also not 
something you should do if you have a naive or rosy view of the 
justice and social service systems.  Often abusers get off very 
lightly, and social services placement tends to create as much 
emotional damage as it alleviates.