Not getting this one.....

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 143254

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> wrote:

> Taking it further, anyone who IS attracted to the dark arts or who 
> has joined Voldemort--is Dumbledore saying *none* of them have the 
> ability to love? That all have been 'lured' by Voldemort to join him 
> because they are deficient in some way to begin with?

Pippin:
I think this ties into what she said about Snape being "more culpable"
because he, unlike Voldemort, had known love. The Death Eaters aren't
deficient in the ability to love, they've only made a choice to shut down
their compassion. Harry, offered the same choice, has never even been
tempted to do it. He may have been unsympathetic when he saw that
Hedwig had pecked Ron and Hermione, but it's not like he felt sorry 
for them and then told himself not to. He didn't even tell himself not
to feel sorry for Snape.

Jen: 
> And the biggest thing--Harry's ability to love may protect him from 
> Voldemort, but it appears to make it worse for everyone around him. 
> His parents, Sirius, & Dumbledore have all died trying to protect 
> him. And instead of feeling more and more angry at Voldemort for 
> these deaths, who is really behind all the events to a greater or 
> lesser degree, Harry instead hates Snape!


Pippin:
Wait, are you saying that if Harry hadn't loved his parents, Sirius and
Dumbledore, they wouldn't have died? Of course it's easier for Harry
to blame Snape, because Snape is an enemy he can actually
imagine defeating. Thinking about blaming Snape releases him from 
the powerlessness he feels against Voldemort. 

Pippin