The Key to Snape

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 113434

Pippin wrote:
> > I was re-reading Dudley Demented yesterday, and I realized it 
> > contains the Snape fan's holy grail--a possible insight into what 
> > is going on in our potion master's greasy little head when he 
> > torments Harry.
> snip.
> > If you substitute Snape for Harry, and Harry for Dudley, it 
> > sounds like it could fit, though of course Snape's old memories 
> > are of James, not Harry. But as it's all in the subconscious 
> > anyway, and Snape wouldn't *know* that's why it feels so good to 
> > taunt Harry, it wouldn't signify.


Alla:
> That was beatiful , Pippin. Absolutely beatiful. See what I meant? 
> I doubt I ever would be able to find comparison between Snape and 
> Harry in such unexpected place.
> 
> Unfortunately, you said it yourself - Snape's old memories are of 
> James, not of Harry.


SSSusan:
Chiming in late, as I often do.  It *was* a nice analysis, and it 
certainly gives one pause, because a lot of it strikes me as fair 
comparison.  

The one thing which REALLY hits me as a difference between them, 
though, is that Harry is 15 and Snape is 35 or 36.  Putting together 
the two points that Harry *isn't* James and that Snape is more than 
twice Harry's age, it seems he SHOULD be able to control himself a 
bit better than Harry, eh?  I would expect an adult to have managed a 
little self-reflection and to have a better grasp of what resides in 
his subconscious--especially when this same someone has managed to 
change from being a DE to being an Order member.

But the exercise of comparing the two was still important, I think!

Siriusly Snapey Susan