Snape, Apologies, and Redemption

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 152321

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:
>
We can not protect 
> children from nasty, mean spirited people. They are everywhere. We 
> all know them. If you try to rid the world of them you will burn 
> yourself out and have no energy to go after the real criminals. 
> Nasty people are just there. They are not pleasant. They will not 
> get golden crowns in heaven, but they are not criminals either. We 
> just have to learn to cope with them and not allow them to get to 
> us. That is hard, but it may well be an important lesson for Harry 
> in his fight against LV.
> 

And once again we are back to manipulative Dumbledore who allows 
Snape to be nasty and abusive as a way of training Harry.  And once 
again I have to say that such would be, IMO, utterly reprehensible.  
And yes, I think Snape DOES cross the line from nastiness into 
outright malice and abuse of Harry.  And yes, I think Dumbledore, if 
he is a very wise man and the epitome of goodness, SHOULD have 
stepped in very firmly and put a screeching halt to Snape's behavior 
and malicious harrassment of Harry.  And yes, if these issues are 
not directly dealt with, I will hold that JKR HAS failed 
reprehensibly, in portraying the abuse of children as a good and 
noble thing -- after all, the very wise epitome of goodness finds it 
worthwhile, doesn't he?

Lupinlore