Harry IS Snape!

[krista7]

No: HPFGUIDX 141084

Juli writes, as part of her great Harry-is-TeenSnape post:
 
> > Yes, Snape's been mean, petty, vindictive--you name it--on a
pretty
> > regular basis since Harry came to Hogwarts, but even Harry admits
> > to himself that he is 'clinging' to his notion that Snape is at 
> fault  for
> > Sirius's death, just because that belief is so emotionally  
> satisfying.=

And Alla says:

> Well, except for the fact that Snape may be REALLY at fault for 
> Sirius' death. I realise that possibility that Snape may be telling 
> the truth in "Spinner's End" is not viewed as a strong one, but I 
> think that it IS a possibility.


That's not the point of this particular debate, however--we're
discussing the grounds on which Harry bases his loathing of Snape, 
not Snape outside of  Harry's vision. What is being argued is that 
*Harry* bases his hatred of Snape *solely* on the emotional
 gratification he gets from it, and he knows it. (Hence the "Harry
clung to this belief..." sentence.) Whether there are
other logical reasons for an external observer to doubt Snape and
 think him complicit in Sirius' murder isn't the point. The only
accusation * Harry* throws at Snape is that he used nasty names to
goad Sirius' temper. In short, Harry  wants to believe Snape guilty of
murder *just because* he made snide comments. In Harry's reflections
 in that chapter, he doesn't bring up a single 
logical argument to connect Snape with Sirius' murder--just that
Snape didn't like Sirius and he made nasty comments that provoked 
Sirius' temper. If Harry actually had legitimate reason to accuse
Snape, that'd be one thing. But all he has, which he admits to
himself, is the *desire* to blame Snape.

Krista (who really likes the idea that the greatest hero is the one
who forgives)