Snape's Cruelty Has Purpose (Was Re: lily/snape)

[gelite67]

No: HPFGUIDX 150592

 

Angie wrote:
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> > Part of Snape's cruelty toward Harry has also emerged when Harry 
> has 
> > acted recklessly and put himself in danger, like in POA and GOF 
> when 
> > Harry is wandering around the castle unprotected after hours.  
> Again, 
> > though he couldn't express it in a positive way, Snape was still 
> > trying to protect Harry, I believe.
> 
> Alla:
> 
> How was Snape protecting Harry when Harry wanted to see Dumbledore 
> in GoF, stood there , nervous and upset and Snape was taunting him. 
> I don't see anything positive here whatsoever, but that is JMO of 
> course.
> 
Angie again:

If you're talking about the scene where Harry's trying to get into 
DD's office after Crouch approached Harry and Krum, then Snape wasn't 
protecting Harry; he was just seizing another opportunity to taunt 
him, for no apparent good reason that I can tell, except it would be 
keeping in character with Snape's general MO.