Apologizing to Snape?

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 139179

vmonte
>>"Harry didn't know whether he was imagining it or not, but he seemed 
to keep running into Snape wherever he went. At times he wondered 
whether Snape was following him, trying to catch him on his own. 
Potions lessons were turning into a sort of weekly torture, Snape was 
so horrible (I'm reminded of JKR's comment that Snape is a "deeply 
horrible" person) to Harry. Could Snape possibly know they'd found 
out about the Sorceror's Stone? Harry didn't see how he could--yet he 
sometimes had the horrible feeling that Snape could read minds" 
(p221, SS).

CathyD:
But don't you find (I do) that if you're in a bad situation with someone, you run into them everywhere?  This is just before the Quidditch match that Snape has arranged to officiate so he can protect Harry from any further jinxes.  Also, by this time in the book Snape is well aware, I think, of what Quirrell's true intentions are and what's riding around under his turban.  Add to this the fact that Harry hardly ever makes a proper job of doing homework (for any class), seldom pays attention in class, already mistrusts Snape from the first moment of the beginning feast when the meeting Snape's eyes coincided with Harry's scar hurting, and on top of all that believes Snape is trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone.  It's no wonder Potions classes were turning into a weekly torture.

>>"Harry wondered whether he could slip his Invisibility Cloak back on, 
thereby gaining his seat at the long Gryffindor table (which, 
inconveniently, was the farthest from the entrance hall) without 
being noticed. As though he had read Harry's mind, however, Snape 
said, "No cloak. You can walk in so that everyone sees you, which is 
what you wanted, I'm sure" (p162, Snape Victorious, HBP).

In this case, Snape had seen him taking the cloak off just minutes before.  Yes, I do think he saw that.  I won't mention that I think Dumbledore has informed Snape that Harry has been told to keep the cloak with him at all times.  What I did wonder though, is if Tonks knew he had the cloak with him how she knew he didn't get off the train.  He could have gotten off while under the invisibility cloak.  


 Pippin:
>>According to Dumbledore, Snape, knowing the prophecy, defected.
IMO, that means that  Snape has had to act, for seventeen years, as
if he *didn't* believe the prophecy. If he acted, in thought, word or
deed, as if he did believe it, then Voldemort who doesn't understand 
things like remorse or moral imperatives, but does understand fear and
power, would never  believe that Snape had not left him forever.

>>Unfortunately, that means Snape has had to treat Harry the way 
'Severus Snape, secretly unrepentant Death Eater' would treat a 
little, er, powerless person of no regard or importance, who was the
son of a man he undoubtedly hated, a favorite of Albus Dumbledore's, 
and who had taken a dislike to Snape from the start, which he 
expressed by making faces, talking back, refusing to follow 
instructions, and accusing him behind his back of theft and attempted 
murder.( If Harry behaved like that with McGonagall, she'd have had 
him expelled by now. Or quit.)

CathyD:
I like this, Pippin, I can't tell you how much.  Ties a lot of things together, doesn't it?  Ohh...I love it!  (I quite liked your "The Gleam! The Gleam! as well.)








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