Evil Snape

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 154294

> Renee:
> You're right, Harry's wrong to misrepresent Dumbledore's words, but I
> still fail to see why this is arrogant. Harry ignores the possibility
> that he's missed something, that Dumbledore's assessment of Snape was
> correct, not because he's an arrogant prick who thinks he's always,
> right, but because he insists on believing the worst of Snape. I'd
> rather call this bias or prejudice. Harry is also judgmental (and not
> just in this scene) and needs to learn to reserve judgement until he's
> got all the facts. But to me, that's not the same as arrogance. I've
> looked up a dictionary definition of the term, and I don't think it
> describes Harry Potter: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/arrogance
>

Pippin:
What was arrogant, in the sense of an unwarranted assumption of
superiority, was for Harry to think that his judgement was better than
Dumbledore's. Especially in regard to Snape, where Harry knew that 
Dumbledore's information was more complete than his, it was arrogant 
for Harry to assume that he was right and Dumbledore, "the
greatest wizard Harry had ever, or would ever, meet,"  was wrong.  

That Harry then unconsciously altered facts to fit his opinion was the 
result of  this arrogance if not an example of it.

Pippin