[HPforGrownups] Re: DH rambles and crows eating _ LOVEd this book

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 172380

Leslie41:
Why should there be a confrontation now?  What is needed is understanding.
Of course she would not let Snape taunt Harry, because Snape's taunts of
Harry usually had a point to them.  They were usually used to educate him.
And when those taunts failed (as with Harry's occlumency lessons), it's
Harry that is seen to be at fault, not Snape.


 

Sherry:
That's not quite true in the case of occlumency.  It is precisely Harry's
emotions that help him block Voldemort in DH.  I've only read the book once,
so I can't quote which chapter or even paraphrase the section, but I
commented to my friend reading the book with me, that Snape's so-called
advice to Harry to close his mind, or not to wear his emotions on his sleeve
was exactly the wrong advice for Harry.  Doing it, trying even to do it
Snape's way doesn't work.  That doesn't make either Snape's or Harry's way
wrong, but if Snape had bothered ever to get to know who Harry truly was,
instead of hating him for being James and lily's son, he could have actually
helped him learn.

Sherry