Real child abuse/ Snape again

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 145704

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
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> Lots of snipped material here. Post below.
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> > Pippin:
> > *Hogwarts* has huge emotional power over Harry. But Hogwarts
> > > overall was not an abusive situation for Harry or Neville, 
> > IMO,except when Umbridge was in charge. 
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> > Alla: Snipped liberally!
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> > Oh, but Hogwarts cannot exercises its power by itself, but only 
> > through teachers, I think.
> 
> Pippin:
> Nonetheless, Harry has an emotional attachment to the institution.
> That's canon. Most of his insecurity stems from his fear that he 
won't> be considered a worthy student, and the same is true for 
Neville.
> 
>More Snips

Jen writes:
What you two keep saying without saying is that Harry is emotionally 
attached to "safe" Hogwarts, a Hogwarts run by Dumbledore. Remember 
when Dumbledore was sent away in COS and how the atmosphere changed 
so completely (never mind Snape's true motives towards Harry)? And 
under Umbridge, Hogwarts again became a very unsafe, non-nurturing 
place, never mind Binns or Trelawney's behavior. Harry, it seems, 
could handle anything anyone dished out as long as DD was presiding 
over the situation, the ultimate authority albeit. And now that DD 
is no more, Harry won't be going back. Hogwarts is just as unsafe 
(in much more serious ways than Snape ever tried to be)as the rest 
of the WW.
Small point but it kept niggling at me.
Jen D