[HPforGrownups] Nope, no consensus on Snape (was Re: Snape's Grudge)

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 142585

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "esmith222002" <c.john at i...> 
wrote:
>
> It seems to me that a number of people hate Snape due to his 
treatment 
> of his students. Within HPFGU there seems to be an acceptance that 
> Snape hates Harry due to his old prejudice towards his father, and 
that 
> this is vaguely understandable. 

<SNIP>

If, on the other hand, you mean that there is some consensus that, 
in some vague way, Snape's treatment of Harry is "understandable" in 
the sense of being "ameliorated in guilt or fault," I would say that 
absolutely no such consensus exists, even on a very imprecise 
level.  Certainly I do not accord any amelioration of guilt to Snape 
in any way, his actions and attitudes are absolutely and utterly 
unforgiveable.  Nor do I think Alla or Nora or many other people who 
find Snape's actions objectionable would agree that there is any 
kind of consensus on the issue whatsoever (and they may of course 
disagree with me on that one).


Lupinlore


Sherry now:

Absolutely not.  Any grown man who routinely abuses a child, simply on the
grounds of who his father was, is immature in the extreme.  Harry often acts
with more maturity on that one than does Snape.  After all, he dislikes
Snape, but until the end of HBP, he tried to believe, at least, that Snape
might be on the side of good.  Thinking of how he tried to tell Snape about
the vision of Sirius in OOTP, hoping Dumbledore might be right about Snape,
and that Snape might help.  Whether or not Snape turns out to be DDM, ESE,
or just OFH, his behavior toward Harry is ridiculous and childish and not
worthy of my respect or acceptance or understanding.

Sherry, completely agreeing with lupinlore