Prophecy musings...Was: Snape's the Rescuer - Really?/Justice to Snape

[bfiw2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 170821

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> colebiancardi:
>
> no,no,no,no - LOL  You've misunderstood me or I can't write my
> thoughts very well.  Snape doesn't give out *harsher* punishments,
> meaning that when he DOES give them, he isn't making them better or
> worse than other Professor's.  McGonagall made them go into the
> Forbidden Forest;  Ron had to spend his whole evening cleaning up
the
> trophy room; Harry had to address envelopes for Lockhart.  I am not
> stating that Snape is "fair" when he decides who gets punished for
> what;  just that his punishments aren't worse.  Does that make
sense?

Biff
Yes, I do understand what you are trying to say, and thinking about
it, I don't disagree with your point. I think that the way that many
of the scenes are written, it comes across as Snape doling out
harsher punishment because of his motiviations behind them and I
think that they may become worse because Snape seems to jump at the
chance to punish Harry & Co.

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> colebiancardi:
> There is no love lost between Harry & Snape - I know that one scene
> where Harry's potion is *broken*, the cauldron was cleaned out by
> Hermoine, not Snape.

Biff
Actually I seem to remember, littered throughout OoP, scenes where
Harry is in Potions class and Snape empties his cauldron, sneering
at his efforts. Since his cauldron is empty, Harry gets no marks for
his attempt. I remember one of these scenes where Draco is in the
backround laughing.

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> colebiancardi
>
> (yeah, yeah, but what about the OotP scene, cole?  Didn't Snape
> manhandle Harry about after the Pensive scene?  Yes - and
> considering what Snape CAN do, he was quite restrained in this
> scene, IMHO.  Harry violated his privacy and saw something that
> Snape did not want him to see.  Snape trusted(OMG) Harry not to pry
> and that was betrayed)

Biff
Hmm, you seem to argue very well with yourself. No wonder I agree
with much of what you say- you present both sides very well:)

Biff