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

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> Zara wrote:
> While it is not deniable that Harry has some physical resemblance 
> to James, this is not where the resemblance ends. Your insistence 
> that this important conflict of the series comes down to this one 
> superficial factor, again, does not convince. Snape, on assorted 
> occasions, when expressing his own disapproval of Harry, brings up 
> many other things, things which I could certainly see being 
> irritating to a teacher responsible for Harry's safety, to a person 
> of a studious disposition 

[snip]

Joey:

I certainly agree that Harry throwing caution to winds (his many 
night-time strolls and other similar tabooed wanderings) must have 
irritated Snape as he had taken responsibility for Harry's safety but 
I also think that Harry might have responded differently had Snape or 
DD let him know that Snape was taking care of Harry's safety. 

Yes, I too think that Snape is of a studious, serious, no-nonsense 
disposition. Yet even this aspect in Snape's personality doesn't 
drive him to approve Hermione's work, whose potions almost always 
match the expected accuracy. Yeah, it could just be his teaching 
style i.e. to avoid making his students vain by not being lavish with 
praise, to make sure to point out mistakes and to disapprove of any 
non-studious / careless attitude. Yet his disapproval of Harry (and 
Neville) is much more intense than his disapproval of say Crabbe. 
This indeed seems to be unfair.

>Zara wrote:

[snip]

>We also see that as a young boy of 9 or 10, he wanted a friend far 
>more than he cared who her parents were. It was evident what Lily 
>was before he even met her. I see no sign he cared.

Joey:

I think he did care about Lily's origin in some corner of his heart 
but chose to ignore his disappointment in the great rush of affection 
he felt for her. I do not have the exact quote with me but in DH, 
in "The Prince's Tale" chapter, there is one scene where Lily asks 
him if being a Muggle-born makes a difference to which he initially 
*hesitates*, *gazes at her beautiful face* and then *finally* replies 
that it makes no difference. There is also another scene in the train 
compartnment where he almost mentions to Lily that Petunia is *only* 
a Muggle (at least, that is what I imagined that he was about to 
say :-)) and catches himself quickly.

Cheers,
~Joey, who respects Snape for what he did to protect Harry and is 
always moved when she thinks of Snape's love for Lily