On the trivial and the profound

[eggplant107]

No: HPFGUIDX 165454

 "Magpie" <belviso at ...> wrote:

> The trouble with Snape's murder 
> of Dumbledore is canon itself obviously 
> sets it up as a mystery. We don't yet 
> know exactly what or why he was doing it, 

It's only a mystery if you insist on making it mysterious; the events
on that tower were pretty straightforward. It's as if I were to say
Harry had a wonderful reason for not telling the authorities about the
potions book, but we readers just haven't been informed of it yet.
Snape always gets a free pass, Harry and Hermione never do.

> My own view that Harry is giving himself
> an advantage is not at all based on my
> being "saintly" or thinking I would never
> do such a thing. 

I'd like to make 3 points:

1) Giving yourself an advantage is not a vice, it is a virtue.

2) Not only would I have done exactly the same thing that Harry did I
would not feel one second of guilt about it.

3) Harry is entitled to have secrets. The teachers don't tell Harry
everything and Harry has a right to return the favor.   

>> Me:
>> I would MUCH rather drink a potion prepared
>> by someone familiar with Snape's instruction
>> than from someone who only knew the idiotic
>> standard textbook methods.

>Magpie:
>All the more reason for the instructions to not
> be hoarded by Harry for his own advantage 

People love to criticize Harry (I don't pretend to know why), if one
reason for doing so gets shot down try another. If there had been a
scene in one of the books of Snape in his chambers consulting a very
rare old potions book I doubt we would have heard one word of
criticism from anybody because Snape has that all important Free Pass,
Harry has never even seen one.

Eggplant