Apologizing to Snape?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 139248

> Meri:
> 
> > I mean, he's pathetic in the sense that he 
> > is a grown man who gets his jollies off torturing little 
children, 
> 
> houyhnhnm:
> 
> Torturing?  That's a bit excessive isn't it? I don't approve of the
> way Snape plays favorites or the fact that he crosses the line and
> gets personal with students, but I've had plenty of teachers like 
him.


Alla:

No, personally I don't think it is excessive, but this is one of the 
most debatable issues on the list, that is for sure. :-)
Prior to HBP, I would say mostly " emotional torture", but after 
Snape cursing Harry, I would say he has no problems  with physical 
one either.

The fact that Snape is Neville's biggest fear was brought up many 
times.

The consequences of Snape's treatment of Harry are more subtle, that 
is for sure, since Harry is more capable of resisting  Snape, but I 
think we can see   that Harry is also quite hurt by it, albeit it 
does not show up as often.

"Wondering what on earth was doing here, he jumped when Snape's cold
voice came out of the corner.
"Shut the door behind you, Potter."
Harry did as he was told with the horrible feeling that he was
imprisoning himself as he did so." -OOP, paperback, p.529


"Snape pulled out his wand from an inside pocket of his robes and
Harry tensed in his chair, but Snape merely raised the wand to his
temple and placed its tip into the greasy roots of his hair" - OOP,
paperback, p.533.

To me those quotes show perfectly that deep inside Harry IS afraid 
of Snape and  it also showed to me that Occlumency had no chance to 
succeed from the beginning, when before lessons even started Harry 
had a feeling that he was imprisoning himself when being one on one 
with Snape.



Houyhmmmm:
 This whole issue has gotten completely away from the discussion of a
> fictional work.  It's just a bunch of people grinding their 
personal
> axes.

Alla:

Yep, I love gringing axes at fictional characters :-)


JMO,

Alla