CHAPDISC: HBP24, Sectumsempra

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 161286

> Betsy Hp:
> Oh yes, Snape and Harry are so incredibly much alike.  (I think 
> that's why they rub each other the wrong way.)  And Harry *does* go 
> into these sort of things with a need to win that I'm betting young 
> Snape (he who refused to stay down) also felt.  And of course, that 
> need to win can easily take someone in the wrong direction.
> 
> Ooh, and here's an interesting thought...  I wonder if the reason 
> Harry doesn't go much for temptation scenes is because *Snape* has 
> already gone through them for him.  Could their connection be that 
> deep?  (I can certainly buy it, but I'm betting Alla's choking on 
> something right now. And Lupinlore's firing up the old mulcher. 
<eg>)
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Alla:

Before I go to splash some cold water on my face, I just want to be 
sure how much water I should prepare to bring myself to the working 
condition again.

Are you saying that Harry and Snape's connection is some sort of 
siamese twins alike? Through time and space continuim? ;)

No seriously, while I disagree with general idea that Harry and Snape 
are *that** much alike, etc ( for example I think that saying that 
Harry and Snape hatreds are very alike is just justification of Snape 
starting the bullying campaign of eleven year old and then being 
surprised that this eleven year old is indeed developing hatred of 
that teacher), I can certainly see the similarities between them ( in 
general), but what does it mean that Snape already went through 
temptations for him?

You mean Harry's subconscious knows it and can proceed freely without 
temptations now?

I mean, I am sort of seriously interested.