[HPforGrownups] Re: Teaching Styles

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 147798

Pat wrote:
> I agree, this is one very possible explanation.  But another might 
> be, that Spy!Snape *has* to keep his relationship with Harry just as 
> snarky as it is, because when he's in LV's presence, he knows that 
> LV will be performing legilimancy on him, to discover what his 
> relationship with Harry (and Neville) is like!  In other words, 
> Snape needs to keep his relationship with Harry on nasty terms, for 
> his own safety as a spy, if he is DDM!Snape (which I lean towards.)  
> By doing so, he protects not only himself, but also Harry from LV.  
> It's the same situation as Dumbledore not speaking to Harry all 
> through OoTP: so LV has no idea of the affection DD has for Harry, 
> and that their relationship is nothing more than headmaster and 
> pupil.  (I'll leave it to everyone's imagination to decide what 
> Snape's feelings toward Harry are :o) )
> 
> 



Sherry now:

If it turned out to be that Snape by his own choice or by Dumbledore's
orders was deliberately bating Harry in order to perform legilimency on him,
I would consider that such a serious breach of conduct, and even deserving
of a prison sentence.  right now, in the US, everyone is up in arms over the
government's right to monitor suspected terrorist connections by tapping
phone lines or other communications without a warrant.  No matter how anyone
feels about that, I can't help comparing it to anyone being able to and even
allowed to or ordered to read another person's thoughts without permission.
If they can perform legilimency and do it accidentally, that's one thing,
but to purposely anger a child to be able to have access to his thoughts is
despicable.  I would lay that term at Dumbledore's door as well, if he was
the one to ask Snape to do it.  in fact, i would lay the blame pretty much
exclusively on Dumbledore for instructing his staff person to violate
someone's privacy in that way.  OOOOO.  It just gives me the creeps.


Sherry