Harry's rapport with the HBP

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No: HPFGUIDX 162859

Sherry:
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> As for the Snape giving as good as he got, and what Harry did or 
did not see
> in his final detentions, I'm confident that Snape could have made 
sure Harry
> didn't see any of his own detentions, while he was rubbing Harry's 
nose in
> James' school boy actions.  That was a mean dirty thing to do.  

Alla:

Um, personally for me labeled for enemies or not, Sectusemptra is 
**plenty** enough to be assured that Snape gave as good as he got.

But even stronger hint to me is the **Levicorpus**. Not because of 
malice of the spell of course, even though IMO it can be used 
maliciously, but because we see that Snape's own invention was used 
against him in Pensieve scene. I can view it as metaphorical 
foreshadowing to learn about more things that Snape dished out 
against Marauders and which were returned back to him with the 
vengeance.


Sherry:
> But that isn't really what I was talking about.  The whole Prince
> personality bothered me, but it was because of how it seemed to 
affect Harry
> in a negative way and make him a less innocent person somehow.  
It's so hard
> to put my finger on it, but I was uncomfortable all the way 
through, and I
> did not figure out who the Prince was in the beginning, so I can 
honestly
> say my negative feelings about Snape did not color that impression.

Alla:

Yes, that is what it was to me - the influence on Harry personality, 
yep.

As was discussed recently Harry stops practicing his well known 
defensive spells, he only thinks about Prince's. I think he was 
affected by that book. But I have to say, I did know who Prince was, 
so my reaction contrary to Sherry is coloured by what I think about 
Snape of course.