Snape's teaching moments was CHAPDISC: HBP24, Sectum...

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> >Phoenixgod2000:
> 
> >I don't think it was a teaching moment at  all. At least not a 
> conscious one on Snape's part. I think that Snape, the  petty 
sadist 
> that he is, was simply toying with him, lording over him with  his 
> power that he was never able use on him while he was a teacher.  
> Maybe Harry will take something away from their encounter and make 
> Snape  regret playing with him for the very short period of time 
it 
> will takes to  make Snape a grease spot on the floor.
>  
> Nikkalmati:
>  
> Well, why was SS playing with Harry then?  Why didn't he just 
squash  him as 
> he obviously could have?  (or if that would annoy LV just wrap 
him  up like a 
> fly in a spider web and take him along to LV as a present?)   
Snape here is 
> clearly giving Harry advice about how to defeat LV.  
<SNIP>

Alla:

Sorry, that is not clear to me **at all*. In fact the first time I 
read the argument that Snape is not having fun with Harry, but 
teaching him, I was really surprised, but that is IMO of course.



Snape is playing with Harry because tormenting him is what he always 
does, IMO and here he takes the last possibility before escaping, 
since whatever else happens in book 7 Snape is not going to be his 
teacher anymore and will not be in the position of power  to run his 
mouth at someone who cannot answer by the virtue of being a student 
IMO.

As to why Snape would not want to bring HArry to Voldemort, if he is 
evil or OFH. Well, if he is evil, he may want for Harry to defeat 
Voldemort, if he knows about prophecy and then to kill Harry 
himself, since Snape IMO considers Harry to be easy pray.

If he is still LID, well, Neri explains it better, but Snape would 
still feel life debt over his head and may not want Harry dead.

Nikkalmati:  
> BTW it puzzles me somewhat that in the last part of HBP we see 
absolutely  no 
> reaction on Harry's part to the revelation that Snape is the Half-
Blood  
> Prince.  Does he believe him?  Has it turned him away from the 
Potions  book?  He 
> normally would at least discuss it with Ron and Hermione,  
wouldn't he?
>  

Alla:

I think he was thinking primarily about DD death and Snape role in 
it, IMO he may return to digesting it in book 7.

JMO,

Alla