Harry's story , NOT Snape's (was Re: "An old man's mistakes")

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No: HPFGUIDX 139038

Lady Indigo wrote:
> If it were up to me I simply would not let Snape think badly of 
> me once I realized where he was coming from - and while it's from 
> a very angry, bitter place it's also easy to see a great deal of 
> what drives him. I'd have persisted in getting a very humble, 
> respectful moment alone with him, written a letter, asked for
> advice from Dumbledore, anything. <snip> It's my own damn fault I 
was poking around in 
> his magical diary, after all.
> 


Alla:

I believe that the fact that Harry indeed felt pity for Snape  was 
actually close to the miracle, considering how badly Snape treated 
Harry during those five years. I don't believe that Harry could 
magically let the hatred go,, especially after Snape did not give 
him any chance to say anything.

The only thing I know is that I am very happy that JKR did not do 
the route many fanfiction writers suggested  and made Harry humbly 
beg Snape's forgiveness, growl at his feet for looking in his 
Pensieve ( was it Nora who said it first?)

It suggests to me that  the possibility that Snape deliberately left 
out the Pensieve for Harry to see may still be vialble one OR simply 
that  in Harry/Snape interactions Harry's train of thought will be 
on the right track. JMO of course.

Come to think of it, we debated a lot on why  Harry did not thank 
Snape for saving his life in PS/SS. I used to hold POV that Harry 
was simply too young to thank  the teacher who basically verbally 
attacked him on the first leson ( IMO), but now I think that it 
could be a hint that  Snape had quite a selfish motivation to save 
Harry's life and in JKR's mind  Harry should not thank him for it.

I mean not that Harry would be aware of it of course, so it would 
still go against politeness rules, but maybe JKR would not want him 
to do it for the reasons known to her only.


Just me of course,

Alla.