In Defense of Snape (long)

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Betsy
But if Snape had just said "get out," Harry wouldn't have heard him 
because he had his nose *buried* in Snape's private memories!!!  I 
honestly think Snape was *very* controlled in his treatment of 
Harry.  And seriously, if Snape had "inner DE" issues - Harry 
would've had far deeper things to worry about then a bruised arm.

Alla:

Well, I am trying to think better thoughts, right? So, I am thinking 
that his anger does not show  in a form of doing say Crucio! on his 
students. I am specificaly talking about his inability to control 
his anger.

Betsy:
It was *entirely* Harry's fault that Snape got angry.  There was 
absolutely no excuse for Harry's behavior, and though I still like 
Harry, I was disappointed with him.  



Alla:



Well, all of us had dissapointments in one or another character's 
behaviour in OOP. Snape for example was my biggest disapointment of 
OOP, especially by careless disregard of Dumbledore's orders to 
teach Harry, IF he is on the Light side.

Harry's act, no matter how wrong it was, I felt was final response 
to the adults leaving him in the Dark all year, so while I did not 
like what he did, I was not dissappointed, I understood why he did 
and do think that he will not do something like that again.


JMO,

Alla