[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry's Characterization

[Scarah]

No: HPFGUIDX 163514

> Alla:
> >
> > Except nowhere near in this scene Snape even implies IMO that Harry's
> answer is to go different way completely.  *(snip)*
>
> Yeah, me thinks Snape would be mightily surprised when Voldie would be
> brought down by something similar to what happened in OOP and not by
> Harry packing away his emotions.
>
> Ceridwen:
> I think you're right: Snape will be surprised.  But that doesn't mean
> that Snape thinks there's another way besides his.  He could very well
> believe that the only way to beat Voldemort is the way he's been
> fooling him all this time, given DDM!Snape, of course.  No matter how I
> read that scene, though, it just strikes the wrong chord to be taunting.

Sarah:
The question is whether Snape figured out from the lessons what JK
expressed in the TLC/Mugglenet interview.  Snape might think it's his
way or the highway, but it's hard to believe he really harbors any
delusion of Harry learning to become a great Occlumens.

It's telling that Dumbledore's given up on it too as of HBP.  If he
held out any hope for Harry's Occlumency, he'd never drop it, and why
wouldn't he hold out hope, unless it was because of what he heard from
Snape?

The strange part is the two parts of the rant together.  The part
about not using Unforgivables is true and good advice, even if he
really just means "Ha ha you are worthless at the Unforgivables."  The
fact that the part about Occlumency comes right along with it causes a
tendency to read it in the same way, except that as readers we know
it's useless advice, and I think Snape knows that too.

Sarah