Forgiving Snape / was Re: Harry's potential father figures /Religion in HP

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> Sherry now
> 
> Why does there need to be either retribution or forgiveness?  I 
would
> consider Harry to be acting in a very mature fashion, if he 
decided he still
> hated Snape's guts, realized he had to work with him till 
Voldemort was
> defeated, then turned his back on Snape and never dealt with him 
again.
> Neither forgiving nor taking vengeance, but living his life with 
Snape not
> affecting it either way.  

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Alla:

Now THAT I would love to see, Sherry and at least it sounds 
plausible to me in light of Harry's character and it will not be too 
sacharine sweet.

There is one thing though, which I am not sure of. I can absolutely 
see Harry deciding that he needs  to work with Snape against 
Voldemort, without ever changing his feelings about the man.

The problem is I am not so sure that Snape will agree to do so, even 
if Harry decides to be more mature person.

See, I am not so sure that Snape IS in reality the mature person, 
who does not have negative feelings towards Harry, but only about 
James.

Another thing is  that I am not so sure at all that Snape is aware 
about  the prophecy ( I am going back and forth on this one though), 
unless he was the one who overheard it.

Dumbledore does not seem to share much of other people's business 
even with those he trusts and prophecy does seem to be very much 
Harry's business, even if it is concerns Wizarding World as whole.

I really DO think that it is that difficult for Snape  to have the 
sone of James Potter around, SO to make a long story short, do you 
think that Snape will cooperate, if Harry offers at least temporary 
truce?

I do indeed hope that Snape hates Voldie so badly, that he would not 
mind to work with Harry Potter.

Oh, and as I said earlier - I don't mind forgiveness, I don't 
exclude this possibility at all, just please let Snape see that 
Harry is not James first. :-)

JMO,

Alla.