Does Snape hate Harry? (was:Re: TBAY: Definitely NOT a Snape Theory)

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> >>Betsy Hp:
> > <snip>
> > (Do any of the Potterverse adults think Snape hates Harry?  I 
> > think McGonagall or Lupin or even Dumbledore would have a pretty 
> > good idea of Snape's views towards Harry.)

> >>Amiable Dorsai:
> If so, Lupin missed a teaching moment (or was uncharacteristically 
> bad at communicating) in HBP. 

Betsy Hp:
Lupin *is* bad at communicating.  That's cannon, I believe.  But 
what teaching moment was missed? 

> >>Amiable Dorsai:
> Do you not think that a profound and protracted sense of guilt    
> could eventually inspire resentment, and even hatred? Particularly 
> with all the other emotional baggage (including hatred for Harry's 
> father James, and for Harry's champion, Sirius) that Snape carries 
> around?

Betsy Hp:
Yes, definitely.  And I think there was certainly resentment by the 
OotP Occlumency lessons, and possibly some flashes of hatred in the 
moment following Harry's dip into Snape's "worst memory".

However, at their very first meeting in PS/SS there hasn't really 
been time for resentment and hatred to build up.  Harry is 
completely out of Snape's sight until he comes to Hogwarts.  The 
entire Order has disbanded, and Snape probably has very little to do 
on his spying front.  So I doubt Snape dwelled on Harry all that 
much.  Which is why it doesn't make sense to me that Snape hated 
Harry on sight in PS/SS.

Betsy Hp