[HPforGrownups] Re: How extraordinarily like your father you are, Potter...

[Irene Mikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 138526


--- amiabledorsai <amiabledorsai at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Amiable Dorsai:
> But Snape was hostile to Harry during their very
> first encounter, long
> before any of these things would have been apparent
> to Snape. The
> Parsletongue incident didn't even occur until
> Harry's second year! 
> Are you suggesting precognition?

No, I'm suggesting prejudice. As Harry was prejudiced
from the beginning, because his scar hurt, the same
could be true for Snape.

And Harry thinks that Snape's hate grows stronger as
the years pass.

> Amiable Dorsai:
> If Snape thought that Harry was a "Dark Lord in
> making" he handled the
> problem in a very poor way.  Wouldn't it be better
> to befriend the lad
> and try to mold him into something better?

Yes, it's also better if the teacher gets respect
through love rather than fear. We all know Snape's
opinion on that. ;-)

Irene Mikhlin


		
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