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

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No: HPFGUIDX 185819

> > Alla:
>  
> > I mean, think about it. Dumbledore does not stress **anything** 
> > positive in the Snape's deed, he stresses negative, he stresses 
that 
> > Snape did it to continue hate the memory of Harry's dead father, 
whom 
> > Harry I am sure would love to have near by. 
> 
> Potioncat:
> And it was a lie. I just realized that it was a complete lie. Of 
> course, DD couldn't tell Harry that Snape was protecting him to 
honor 
> Lily....but why did DD make up that crock about Snape owing James? 
> That's the worst thing he could have told Harry! <SNIP>

Alla:

Here is another radical suggestion for Dumbledore. How about telling 
Harry that Snape saved him because it was his job as a teacher to be 
responsible for the safety of the students, him Harry including? How 
about telling him well, basically same thing as Gasp... Quirrell did, 
that Snape did not want him dead. How about leaving Harry's parents 
completely put of the equasion?

I know, I know, she needed to drop hints for the story, but that 
sometimes reminds me and painfully how much sometimes plot drives the 
characters in these books (love them as I am) and not vice versa.

I mean, look I lost my father when I was in my early twenties and if 
somebody would have told me, an adult in my thirties, that somebody 
who disliked me immensely saved my life because he wanted to keep 
hating my dad's memory in peace... I would have of course thanked 
this person for saving my life. But believe me, if I heard this 
reasoning, my feelings as to this person would not have changed a 
bit, I do not think. I would have thanked him because of me wanting 
to respect myself, not because I would have felt a genuine gratitude, 
you know? I mean, it is hard to explan, but I guess I would have been 
upset that he decided to save me by insulting memory of somebody I 
love so dearly.

So as an adult I am sure I would have been able to behave impecably 
on the surfice, I still can understand that child who did not have 
ANY years spent with his dad, would have been feeling that way AND 
not behaving politely without extra push.

Now I do wonder was Albus even being truthful when he was talking 
about him wanting Harry and Snape understand each other during 
Occlumency? I mean, he passed up such a great opportunity IMO when 
these two still did not hurt each other so many times. Just tell 
Harry, go and thank him for doing his job. I do not think it may have 
worked on Snape, lovely being as he is, but who knows...

JMO,

Alla