Snape's role (was:JKR and the Problem or Three (was Re: Cultural standards ...)

[potioncat]

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> > >>Orna:
> > <snip>
> > Even Draco treats him without respect, without any trust 
towards   
> > him.
> 
> Betsy Hp:
> Draco was going through a particularly hard time.  He'd just found 
> out that the good guys (the Death Eaters and Voldemort, from 
Draco's 
> POV) were actually not that good.  So his lack of respect towards 
> Snape in the Christmas Party scene came from all of that, rather 
> than an actual dislike of Snape.  I believe that usually Draco 
quite 
> liked Snape and admired him.


Potioncat:
I actually liked the Christmas party scene. Draco was acting like a 
teen who thinks he's grown-up, resents anything the authority figure 
says and has to prove himself by rebelling.  Snape actually showed a 
great deal of patience. Of course, the motivation in this case was 
multiples over normal teen-parent interactions.

Potioncat, who has had a few resentful teen-parent interactions...but 
not about following Dark Lord's orders.