[HPforGrownups] First lesson WAS: Re: Marietta, was Slytherin's Reputation

[TrekkieGrrrl]

No: HPFGUIDX 185670

OK I haven't posted in this group in like forever so PLEASE forgive me 
for probably doing it wrong...

I wonder why it's so hard to be lieve the fact that Snape is simply a 
mean, petty character - and make no mistake, I'm 110% a Snape fan - but 
I can see His flaws and one of the major iones is his ability to bear 
grudges.  And he does bear grudges. He hates JAMES Potter with a 
passion. And he hates Harry for being the spawn of James. Snape's 
problem is that he can't bring his love for Lily over to Harry. IMO 
because Harry LOOKS like James, short of  "Lily's eyes" - and they are 
after all obscured behind glasses that also *resembles James*

So IMO Snape is deliberately mean to Harry in chapter 8 - BECAUSE he 
reminds him of James. Not so much for being the "new celebrity" but for 
reminding Snape of his old fiend. A fiend that even had the gall to save 
his life. And THEN to marry the mud...er the girl Snape had fancied.

Snape's a fullblood bigot. He's a halfblood wizard but a fullblood 
bigot, just like Voldie. He WANTS to be something he's not. And then 
he's attracted to a Muggle-born witch...  It must have been hell for 
him. I bet he wanted a pureblood girl  - but you can't argue with Amor...

And so.. as much as he knows his DUTY is to PROTECT  Harry Potter...it 
doesn't mean he also has to LIKE the brat. And he doesn't. He protects 
im as he has to, but he truly and depy abhors the spawn of James Potter. 
And He makes no efford to hide that fact.

And 'Dumbledore doesn't make it easier, since he never ever steps in nd 
tells him to behave. Thereby silently endorsing Snape's behaviour. So 
yes, Dumbledore is at LEAST as much at fault as Snape. Perhaps even 
more, because as someone mentioned earlier, Snape is as emotionally 
crippled as Sirius, albeit in a different way.

But Dumbledore knew both of them and should have known better.

~Trekkie