Snape again

[nrenka]

No: HPFGUIDX 146970

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "amiabledorsai"
<amiabledorsai at y...> wrote:

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> I doubt that Harry has forgotten Peter's crimes.  But Peter isn't an 
> immediate problem.

As they say--location, location, location.  Snape's immediacy (as
opposed to Peter's absence) has a lot to do with it, I agree.

> Peter doesn't enjoy the confidence of Harry's mentor and protector.

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I don't think we should underestimate that for Harry, Dumbledore's
protection of Snape is a profound wound, betrayal of trust.  Here
Dumbledore is cosseting someone responsible for so much--but the
kicker is that when Harry raises what are to him perfectly reasonable
questions, Dumbledore won't even explain why.  (That also hurts,
because it can say "I don't trust you with this knowledge.")

I don't know about you all, but that would probably make me rather
angry, especially when it seems then that the mentor figure is taken
down by that very course of action.

> I'm agnostic about Snape.

Same here. :)

I don't know if this plays into Harry's perceptions, but here's
something else which I do think matters, which is our perception of
each person's character.  Wormtail has done awful things--very true. 
But he's also currently subservient, chained, despised.  Snape, on the
other hand, is in a position (or maybe more than one) of trust and
authority.  He's never shown (to Harry) any signs of remorse, but he
also seems to have the strength of character to make his own choices,
to carry out what he intends. With Peter, I'm also somewhat agnostic
about diagnosing his motivations.  Weakness?  Self-aggrandizement? 
Profound nasty streak that goes well-hidden?  I dunno, but there's a
difference there.

Oy, that was a long mostly "I think that's perceptive" post. :)

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