Harry's Characterization (was: Satisfaction of the story to date )

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 163462

> Alla:
> MAHAHAHAHA. Who me? Lonely believer in the fact that Snape may not
> be teaching Harry, but taunting him at the end of HBP? Lonely 
> believer that Snape would be up for a big surprise at the end when
> he will get to experience the power that forgiving heart can weave?

Lupinlore:
> Not all THAT lonely.  I guess it all does end up with what you mean 
> by the power of forgiveness.  


Jen: Not lonely at all, Alla!  Lupinlore brought up what is meant by 
the power of forgiveness, and I'll bring up, 'what is meant by not 
teaching, but taunting?'  

Snape is always giving Harry unsolicited advice so the run across the 
grounds looked like the same old thing to me, similar to most of his 
interactions with Harry.   

The difference is his advice wasn't *wise* advice.  Telling Harry not 
to cast Unforgiveables when he just cast an AK will come off as 
hypocrisy in the vein of 'do what I say, not what I do'. Also, Harry 
doesn't need to learn to close his mind, that would actually end up 
hurting him, and inflaming Harry's hatred and anger doesn't look like 
a good idea, either.  Dumbledore must not have explained anything to 
Snape about what happened in the MOM when Harry expelled Voldemort 
from possessing him because Snape's advice is counter to Dumbledore's 
explanations of Harry's power.

Snape pretty much summed up what he thinks of Harry in 'Spinner's 
End', that didn't sound like a cover story intended to hide 
Harry's 'power' from Voldemort since Snape doesn't believe there's 
anything unique or powerful about Harry and doesn't know all of the 
prophecy.  I believe he will be very surprised when Harry defeats LV.

Jen