TBAY: Definitely NOT a Snape Theory (long)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 145316


> 
> Alla:
> 
> Oh, but Pippin, wait a second . Neri's argument the way I understand 
> it is that the moral person, (and Dumbledore Man!Snape is a moral 
> person, no?) simply does not do it - does not TRANSFER the hatred to 
> the innocent child.
> 
> Do you think that DD!M Snape is loyal to the Light or loyal only to 
> Dumbledore? Even if he is loyal to Dumbledore only, it still IMO 
> would mean that he at least partially loyal to what Dumbledore 
> preaches and practices and that is not IMO hating children for the 
> sins of their parents real or imaginery.

Pippin:
Does Dumbledore ever say that? Does he ever even say that Snape 
shouldn't hate Harry? Nobody seems willing to say that, not even
Sirius or Lupin, and given what we saw in the Pensieve, it's 
understandable, IMO. 

DD says he thought that Snape could overcome his feelings about
Harry's father, but he *never* says that he blames Snape for not
doing so. He doesn't even blame the Dursleys for hating Harry, 
only for showing him nothing but neglect and cruelty. I don't think 
one can say that  Snape shows only cruelty and neglect to Harry.
Even Harry doesn't think so -- the narrator tells us that it's 
Snape's attitude toward Sirius that  Harry was unwilling to forgive.

 So when is this preaching happening? I must have missed it.

Pippin