Snape's stalling

[mrs_sonofgib]

No: HPFGUIDX 116387


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "delwynmarch" 
<delwynmarch at y...> wrote:
> 
> Alla wrote :
> "Oh, I disagree with that logic, Pippin. It reminds me of "Harry 
is an
> unreilable narrator" argument, when it comes to Snape.
> 
> I think personally that the importance of such argument is GREATLY 
> exaggerated. Sure, Harry is quite an unreliable narrator in PS/SS, 
> because he is eleven and because Snape had been cleverly set up as 
> villain by the author. 
> 
> But with every book Harry's POV is widening and he is noticing 
more 
> and more things, so after OOP to me Harry is quite reliable."
> 
> Del replies :
> Personally, I can't quite get over the fact that Harry let his own
> jealousy blind him to Cedric's very obvious goodness in GoF.
> As for OoP, Harry was way too deep in his anger and resentment for 
me
> to trust his judgement on anything or anyone.
> Add to that the fact that Harry has always disliked Snape right 
from
> the first day, and I am more than cautious in accepting his
> interpretation of anything Snape does, even though I do believe 
that
> Snape is mean and nasty.
> 
> Del

In PS/SS Quirrel responds to Harry's bewilderment that Quirrell is 
the one trying to steal the stone instead of Snape "yes, he does 
seem the sort." (or something similar-oh, I guess that was in 
response to Quirrel's trying to kill Harry on the broom) and in GOF 
when Barty Crouch Jr, under the influence of veritaserum, comments 
that Harry thought it was Barty Crouch Sr searching Snape's office 
because Sr. was after dark wizards.  I would say that Harry's POV 
concerning Snape is very skewed and almost always inaccurate.  

In every book Harry's gotten it wrong.  Ron is also always trying to 
indict Snape for whatever evil is going on (Ron lacks credibility in 
my mind) and Hermione is the one who is always reminding them that 
they have consistently gotten it wrong and that Snape was trying to 
save them.  Let's hope Hermione's POV stays on focus...

Of course, now that I've read threads about Hermione's and DD's 
impure motives I'll question what they have to say more so than in 
the previous books.  
~tina