Harry IS Snape.

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juli17 Wrote:
 
> it's  pretty clear Harry's anger and
> hatred of Snape are out of proportion
> to anything Snape is doing to him
> (or has done to him in the past). 

I must say that strikes me as an extraordinary thing to say. Think for
a moment of the person you hate the most in the entire world, whatever
injustice that person has inflicted on you I very much doubt it could
compare to what Harry received at the hands of Snape since he was one
year old. 

> he [Harry] is 'clinging' to his notion
> that Snape is at fault  for Sirius's death,
> just because that belief is so emotionally
> satisfying. 

It may be emotionally satisfying to believe it, but that doesn't mean
it's unreasonable to think it is at least particularly true. And if
Snape wasn't 100% responsible for Sirius's death he certainly was for
Dumbledore's. 

> [Harry] remains stubbornly negative throughout
> HBP, to the point that he argues with 
> Dumbledore over fetching Snape when he *knows
> full well* that  Snape has already saved 
> Dumbledore from one horcrux curse.

Yes Dumbledore said Snape saved his life from the Horcrux curse, but
Harry had every reason to believe the Headmaster was mistaken about
that. Indeed by the end of the book we realize Harry had a much better
measure of Snape than Dumbledore every had, or anybody else for that
matter except maybe Sirius.  

> Harry really hates Snape. I mean, he really,
> REALLY hates Snape. He would be very happy
> if Snape were dead, no less. 

That is true, by the end of book 6 Harry's hatred of Snape equals his
hatred of Voldemort, and with good reason.

> His hatred of Snape mirrors Snape's
> hatred of James 

The two are just not comparable, James bullied Snape and Snape bullied
Harry, but in addition Snape played a key part in the murder of
Harry's father, mother and Godfather, and Harry watched Snape kill
Dumbledore and push him out of a tower with his own two eyes. It's the
difference between evil and mischief.  

> Harry doesn't acknowledge or care that
> Snape has saved his life more than once 

By my count Harry saved Snape's life and that of the entire wizard
world at least 3 times, and Harry is the only one who has a chance of
saving it once more, and Snape still treats Harry like dirt.

> Harry doesn't acknowledge any 
> positive action by Snape

And events have shown Harry was very wise to take that line, events
have shown Harry to be much wiser than Dumbledore. 

> whether adult Harry will become adult Snape 

I rather doubt JKR will make Harry take that path, but it might be
rather interesting if she did.

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