Bad Writing? (was: JKR and the boys)

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 162931

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...> 
wrote:
  
> Carol responds:

> Snape is just having a moment of petty vengeance
> against Harry for ostensibly stealing his potion ingredients and 
> lying about it. 


zanooda:

The incident in question (Snape dropping Harry's potion sample) 
actually happened on the very first lesson after Harry saw Snape's 
worst memory ("Career advice"). I'm not trying to defend Snape here, 
but it was probably the time when Snape hated Harry the most. IMO he 
thinks:"You saw me humiliated, you saw me powerless, but now *I* have 
power over you". It's vengeance and self-assertion (is it the right 
word?) at the same time. Again, not defending, it's just a comment.