The 'Seeming' Reality

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 155624


> wynnleaf
 I was interested to 
> notice recently that DD says, of Snape's discontinuing the occlumency 
> lessons, that some scars are too deep for healing.  He didn't say or 
even 
> imply that Snape was being petty and his saying that Snape's hatred 
of James 
> is a result of a scar too deep for healing actually tends to 
recognize the 
> legitimacy of whatever Snape has against James.  I mention that only 
to 
> point out a bit more evidence for the things Snape has had to say 
about 
> James -- a person we used to assume, pre-OOTP, was just as honorable 
and 
> good as Harry thought him.

Scars can be self inflicted as well. Just because Snape has scars from 
his youth at Hogwarts doesn't mean that James is as bad as Snape thinks 
he is.  I don't think Dumbledore is legitimizing Snape's actions in 
regards to occulmency, he's just explaining them.

phoenixgod2000