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

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 131129

Alla,

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.

Sherry now:

Well, of course, I wasn't even thinking about Snape on that one.  I do hope
that Snape can put aside his childish grudge against Harry and be able to
work together toward the defeat of Voldemort.

For instance, I think Lupin doesn't like Snape much, but Lupin tries to work
with him.  He is not his friend.  He may not have forgiven him for anything
that had happened in their school days, but he is civil to him, in the way
you can be civil to someone you dislike but must work with.  That's how I
think Harry could be without it being too sugary sweet with total
forgiveness and all that.  If forgiveness could be done without being sappy,
then maybe that would work.  I just don't think it needs to be either
forgiveness or retribution, as I said.

But Snape, well, he will have to let go of the hatred of years, in order to
see Harry for himself and not for who his father was.  I confess, I would
very much like to see that.  It's ok to say, Harry's got to be the more
mature of the two ... and all that some have said, but why can't Snape have
to grow up at last as well?  Why does the kid have to be the one to be
mature, while the adult can be a baby?

I'm not just going by Harry's POV in this.  Dumbledore has on several
occasions indicated that Snape's dislike of James is behind his attitude
toward Harry.  I just don't understand that, except as a brilliant plot
device, of course!

Sherry