Snape and Harry again.

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> Potioncat:
> When you get right down to it, we don't know what Snape knows.  
Even 
> if he knows that Harry is to be LV's downfall, does he know how 
the 
> Durley's treated him?  
> 
> I'm not trying to justify Snape's behavior, just trying to 
> understand it.


Alla:

Oh, I definitely agree that we don't know what Snape knows. :o) I am 
just speculating that IF Snape knows from Dumbledore or other 
sources that Harry is destined  to be Voldie downfall (if he is THAT 
well-informed), he is likely to know about Harry's life prior to 
school.

Am I making sense? I don't think we can have it both ways: either 
Snape knows about Harry's and therefore knows that he is not 
arrogant or Snape does not know anything about Harry and therefore 
his behaviour even less justifiable (e.g. he is making assumptions 
solely based on James')
I think I just confused myself again.



Potioncat wrote:
>> I think Snape expects potions to play a big part in the downfall 
of 
> LV or the protection of Harry. If he was, as many think, one of 
LV's 
> potionmakers, he would know something involved in LV's attempt at 
> preventing death.  
> 
> Either that or JKR is foreshadowing it, and it will be coincidence 
> that Snape made such a point.  But think of this, Snape taught 
them 
> expelliarmus (bet he regrets that!) and polyjuice, and about 
> werewolves (wait a minute, just had a bout of movie 
contamination.) 
> And all these things have proved to be important.


Alla:
Oh, I have no doubt that Snape expects potions in general to play a 
role in the final battle, but I doubt that he knows that any 
concrete potion will be important.

Do you think that Snape mentions "Stopper in Death" because he made 
it for Voldemort, while serving him? Wouldn't it be fun if it be a 
good help for Harry at the end.

Snape indeed taught them lots of .... interesting things. I would 
not praise him for teaching about werewolves though. :)