Harry's bias again WAS: Bullying

[potioncat]

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> > > Ceridwen:
> > > But, he did.  One of the Weasleys tipped him off to the 'awful' 
> > > teacher before they got there.  <snip> But he's pegged as a 
> suspected
> > > former DE, someone loyal to the guy who killed Harry's parents, 
> > > before they even got to school or to class. 

Potioncat:
Snape isn't associated with DEs until GoF. Even then, in the middle 
of GoF, Black says he'd never heard of Snape being accused of being 
one. By the first class, the readers and Harry have very little 
information about LV or DEs.

We do have this quote from chapter 8:
"Double Potions with the Slytherins," said Ron. "Snape's Head of 
Slytherin House. They say he always favors them--we'll be able to see 
if it's true.
"Wish McGonagall favored us," said Harry.


Then a page or so over:
At the start-of-term banquet, Harry had gotten the idea that 
Professor Snape disliked him. By the end of the first Potions lesson, 
he knew he'd been wrong. Snape didn't dislke Harry--he "hated" him."


So Harry goes into Potions thinking that Snape dislikes him for some 
reason. He has the pain in his scar and the forgotten dream in the 
back of his mind. (Or so we can surmise.) While there may be some 
wondering in his mind, I'm not so sure there was a real bias yet.

We aren't told what Snape was thinking. Nor do we know what he 
knew/knows. At that time, did he know about Lily's magic or about the 
blood magic DD put in place? Could he have thinking that Potter could 
be a Dark Wizard? Could he have suspected there was a Bit Of Voldy in 
Harry's  head?

He did know that the Purebloods, or at least the DE-related ones, 
believed The Boy Who Lived was a Dark Wizard. He saw the celebrity 
that was being bestowed on Harry by the school. He had the memory of 
Famous James Potter.

So, Snape was certainly biased. Whether he was testing Harry, 
punishing Harry or if he always started a class like that, I cannot 
say.

Potioncat:
Also responding to Alla's portions, but snipped to the bone.