How extraordinarily like your father you are, Potter...

[Rebecca Hoskins]

No: HPFGUIDX 138535

Irene
> A boy who has all of the other teachers charmed - just
> like Tom Riddle.
> A boy who's assembled around  himself a group of
> friends who are prepared to cheat, steal and beg for
> his sake - just like Tom Riddle.
> A boy who speaks Parseltongue - just like Tom Riddle.
> 
> Harry thinks that Snape hated him much more after he'd
> saved the Philosopher's Stone. Could that be because
> we only have Quirrel's body and Harry's word for
> what's really happened? And a tall story it is. Much
> more likely that either there was no Voldemort spirit
> there at all, or if it was - it had made some kind of
> deal with the boy.
> 
> Yes, anyone who has an insider view on Harry's motives
> would see how very different he is from Tom Riddle,
> but for an outsider it can all very convincingly look
> like another Dark Lord in making.
> 
Thankyou very much for sharing that particular perspective with us.  
I for one had never really tried to think of Harry from Snape's point 
of view before. Since OotP I have understood why Snape despises Harry 
so, but it had never occured to me that Snape actually felt 
suspicious of Harry.

That was very interesting, and I shall ponder on it...

Rebecca