[HPforGrownups] Re: Evil Snape

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 154297

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.  

S

hurry now:

But Harry has had six years worth of reasons to believe his own assessment
of Snape.  Why should anyone judge one person solely on the word of another
person, after six years of personal direct experience that has shown
otherwise.  This is not about good or bad Snape.  this is about Harry's
opinion.  From his point of view, he has no reason to believe Snape is truly
good or that Dumbledore's trust is warranted.  From his very first class
moment with Snape, he has been treated badly.  Whether or not it is abuse is
also not what I'm talking about.  And at the moment he's talking to the
adults in this scene, he's just seen Snape murder Dumbledore.  Again, I'm
not talking about whether it was real or whether Snape did it for good or
ill.  I'm just talking about what Harry has seen before his own eyes, and
that with the culmination of the years of horrible treatment by Snape.  why
on earth should he trust Dumbledore's word on this?  It has nothing to do
with trusting Dumbledore overall.  There are people I trust absolutely, with
my life, but that doesn't mean I'd believe their opinion about one person
who treated me as badly as Snape has treated Harry.

Sherry