Bad Writing? / Petty Vengeance

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 162967

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at ...> wrote:
 
> SSSusan:

> Again, like you, my assumption is that Snape dropped the vial 
> intentionally, to send all kinds of messages to Harry ["I despise 
> you, Potter" or "Don't forget that I have the power in this 
> relationship" or "This is my kind of humor"].  However, the wall 
> you will run up against in this assertion is that it cannot be 
> proven as fact, since we're with Harry in his POV and he did not 
> definitively *see* Snape drop the vial.


> > Anthanielc wrote:

> > "Moments of petty vengeance" are always around us; it's what you 
> > do with the urge that marks your character.

 
zanooda: 

I have to admit I never thought that the flask breaking could not be 
Snape's fault. It never even crossed my mind until I read your post 
and Carol's. I reread this scene, and I still think Snape did it on 
purpose, but you are absolutely right, it is impossible to prove. 

The point of my post was that this flask breaking incident was the 
one and only time when I could understand Snape's anger and hatred of 
Harry. I'm not trying to justify Snape's behavior, because you just 
don't exercise your "petty vengeance" over someone who is not in a 
position to respond (I agree with you 100%, Anthanielc). I just 
wanted to say that this time Snape's hatred was understandable, and 
in all other cases it seems very irrational to me.