for whom are the books named?, Re: Possible message in Evil!Snape

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 137165

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "phoenixgod2000" <jmrazo at h...> 
wrote:
snip
> > Guru opines:
> > > Harry special treatment and Old Sev decides he has to become 
Drill 
> Instructor
> > Snape (DI!Snape to you). Think R. Lee Ermey or Louis Gossett Jr. 
> in black robes
> > and a taller hat.  He's going to whip the kid into shape no 
matter 
> what what
> > and doesn't care if Harry hates him in the process.
> 

phoenixgod2000 wrote:
> I think that interpretation of his character would be more valid 
> before the Occulomency lessons in OOTP. I think those showed that 
> Snape had very little vested interest in teaching Harry anything. 
He 
> clearly let his personal feelings get in the way. Snape cruelty 
> wasn't impersonal, drill instructor be all you can be type of 
> cruelty, it was deeply personal and ugly.
> 
> before OOTP though, I think that could have been a very good 
> argument in favor of Snape.
> 

Until Harry went walking thru Snape's thoughts uninvited in the 
Pensive, Snape was not cruel to Harry(well, at least he wasn't 
crueler than he usually is).  In fact, he answered Harry's questions, 
with little sarcasm and was almost *kind* (for Snape) to him when 
asking him whom did the dog belong too?  

Snape got very angry - as would anyone except DD - when Harry snuck 
into Snape's memories that he had hidden from Harry.  Snape's 
personal feelings got in the way there - but up until that point, I 
feel he was trying - he kept telling Harry to clear himself of 
emotions, to not *yell*, as it would expend energy from the task at 
hand.

colebiancardi