Looking past the superficial (was: Is Snape nice or good?)

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 127423


Nora:
> > One question which is not really solvable right now is whether it 
> > is (good, right, take your pick of adjectives) to tolerate 
> > behavior that is generally not considered (insert positive 
> > adjective here) because the person carrying it out is also 
> > responsible for things that are (second positive adjective here).
  
Magda: 
> I would phrase your principle a different way: it's important to be
> able to look past the superficial into the real person before 
> judging them.  Harry hasn't yet learned this lesson; it's still 
> rather scary how he handed over the map to Fake!Moody in GOF 
> largely on the basis of an apparent mutual distaste for Snape.


SSSusan:
I recognize that my remark might not relate fully to the point that 
was being discussed here, but...

I do hope you would include Snape in the category of people who need 
to learn to look past the superficial and into the real person before 
judging them?  Methinks That JAMES Thing (and maybe the narcissist 
thing) is clouding Snape's ability to do that with Harry.  Snape no 
more sees the real Harry than Harry sees the real Fake!Moody -- and, 
yes, it feels like a real oxymoron to type "real Fake!Moody <g> -- or 
sees the real Snape, for that matter.  (Then again, who the hell sees 
the real Snape, but that's another post.)

Heck, there's probaby quite a list of people we could put on 
the "needs to look past the superficial & into the real person before 
judging" list, no?  Sirius, perhaps, Draco, Ron on occasion, .... 

Any thoughts?

Siriusly Snapey Susan