Characters and Consequences? ( Petunia)/ Snape's apologising to Harry

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No: HPFGUIDX 141813

Lupinlore:

<SNIP>
> Hmmm.  Or perhaps the fact that she was threatened with dreadful 
> consequences by the Order has something to do with it?  Amazing 
> how well those threats work.  They probably would have worked 
> earlier, too.  Which is yet another reason I think JKR is backing 
> off the whole issue.

Alla:

Agreed 100%. Do you know what else I find to be interesting? As far 
as I can remember there was absolutely NO explanation given in HBP as 
to why Order suddenly interfered on Harry's behalf and why they did 
not do it earlier. That tells me that JKR did NOT have any hidden 
circumstances which would prevent Dumbledore from doing so - like 
Petunia throwing Harry out or something like that. 


Lupinlore: 
> Still, Petunia does probably have some information to reveal.  But 
> I wouldn't hold my breath for a change of character.  JKR herself 
> has, after all, said "it's probably too late for Vernon and 
Petunia."


Alla:

I think it is still a possibility that Privet Drive will be attacked 
and Harry will save  them and may be Petunia will grudgingly thank 
him, but nothing more than that, IMO.

Oh maybe I should not even hold my breath for that, since Harry 
already did saved Dudley from the Dementors and I don't remember 
Petunia thanking him then. One may argue that she let him stay, but I 
think that she was simply scared of the Howler, that is it. Just me 
of course.


> > >>Lupinlore: 
> > An apology will also be required of course, if only because 
it     
> > would cost Sevvie so much to come up with it.
> 
> Betsy Hp:
> I'm sorry, Harry, that I saved your life when Quirrell nearly 
killed 
> you.  I'm sorry, Harry, that when Voldemort was invading your mind 
I 
> tried to train you to keep him out.  > Hmmm, actually, I think 
Snape may well enjoy the whole apologizing <SNIP of the other parts 
of Snape's apology, which could be read UPTHREAD>



Alla:

Mine version of Snape apology will be much shorter and not tongue in 
cheek. I am sorry Harry for giving a murderous maniac a reason to 
kill your parents. I am sorry for helping you to grew up as an 
orphan. I am really sorry that because of that you had to grew up 
with Dursleys.

I have A LOT of doubt that Snape will enjoy make that kind of 
apology, not only that but I also doubt that Snape would ever want to 
make that kind of apology, like tryly remorseful person should, IMO.

I also happen to think that Snape is not only the problem in 
Harry/Snape relationship, but he owns this problem from the very 
beginning.

See, I can grasp the idea of Snape redemption, I really, really do   
and I even think that it may work well, but I absolutely cannot grasp 
blaming Harry for looking at Snape in hateful way.

I cannot imagine any OTHER way Harry would look at him. I am pretty 
confident that Harry would realise at the end that if Snape is DD!M , 
then he is a pathetic person, stuck in the past, which needs to be 
pitied IMO, of course.( HA! I bet that would go well with Snape - 
Harry pitying him :)), but I am still keep hoping that Snape will 
turn to be OFH or ESE and either be redeemed or not, but still die.


JMO,

Alla