Harry's anger (was Re: Draco's anger.)

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 122481


Geoff:

> Harry is an adolescent. At this age, we have heroes; we have role 
> models and we have uncertainties about ourselves. It is a shattering 
> experience when one of our guides proves to have feet of clay. 
> Although canon doesn't record it, I'll lay odds on Harry going off 
> for a quiet cry somewhere. The worst outcome of this confrontation 
> with Snape because of his stupidity in looking in the Pensieve is the 
> undermining of his images of James and also Sirius. How can he, as a 
> young person finding his way in life, screw himself up to approach 
> Snape? If Snape had any feeling for the problems faced by his classes 
> at this age - particularly remembering his own rocky progress - he 
> would make himself more approachable and not assume the role of a 
> fearsome taskmaster. 
> 
> Harry has failed. He knows that he has failed. He feels that his 
> father has failed. What he really needs is someone who can take him 
> forward and show him how to learn from that failure and rise above 
> it. Sadly, that someone is not Snape because he himself has never 
> overcome his own probelms with the Marauders.

Finwitch:

I can tell, that I have had experience of the sort Harry had:
"I can't believe it". Those are the words I think describe that
feeling best. Not thinking the other person lied/ or that thing I saw
didn't happen - it's just a shock of disbelief. I think I know how
Harry must have felt about it.

Other experiences I've had that come close, had to do with my ideas -
 ideas that run deep within - that some movies, books, pieces of news
have changed. I just didn't know what to think for a while.

But failure? I never thought of any of those as a failure - I don't
know - disillusionment, learning experience, shock, drastic change of
views, opening of eyes... Failure's a lack of success or noticing at all.

And what comes to realising the wrongness of entering the pensieve -
Harry would have apologised, but Snape threw him out before he had the
chance.

Finwitch