Apologizing to Snape? (was: Harry's story, not Snape's)

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No: HPFGUIDX 139068

Lady Indigo:
> I'm referring to before the Pensieve scene, the whole four book 
span where 
> Harry thought the critiques against his father were unjustified 
and built 
> the man up in his mind. 


Alla:

IMO, Snape's critique of Harry's father, regardless of whether Snape 
is right or wrong about him was SO inappropriate, I don't even know 
where to start.

Snape is Harry's teacher, nothing more ( well, as it turned out he 
is also complicit in Harry's parents deaths,) but Snape has no 
personal relationship to Harry, IMO and had absolutely no right to 
run his mouth off at Harry's dead father, none.

I wanted to slap him , when I read those quotes.


Lady Indigo:
As far as Snape's gang of Slytherins, I didn't 
> exactly see them springing to his aid during a very public scene. 
In fact, 
> Snape seemed to be entirely alone, and again alludes to that same 
thing: 
> "Your father would only fight me when it was four against one." 
Lupin 
> doesn't claim Snape had vast numbers of friends to back him up 
when he 
> confirms the memory Harry saw, either.

Alla:

I submit that Penseive scene was only ONE scene in seven years 
relationship which we don't know much about yet. And we know that 
Snape belonged to that gang according to Sirius. I never considered 
Sirius' to be a liar, but after HBP when his words about Snape's 
involvement with DA pretty much confirmed, I am taking his factual 
comments about Snape pretty much at face value. JMO, of course.



Lady Indigo:
 Again, as I've stated repeatedly, I think Snape is 
> emotionally damaged enough that you can't expect the same things 
from him 
> that you can expect from Harry. He's in no way had the same 
support and 
> advantages. 

Alla:

Harry had TEN years to endure Dursleys abuse and neglect. We don't 
even know that the boy in ONE Snape's memory was Snape himself.

IMO, we have far more evidence of Harry's being damaged than we ever 
had about Snape.


JMO of course,

Alla.