More thoughts on the Elder Wand subplot - Owner?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 187420

> Ceridwen:
> He may.  He likes Harry well enough himself and it's hard for someone to imagine others not liking the same people that someone likes.  It happens, though; it doesn't make a person any less human for not liking someone that other people like.  No one can be liked by everyone.  No one can like everyone.  It removes a person's humanity to demand that they like someone against their inclinations.  In my opinion, in such a case, the most that can be expected is that the person who doesn't like the other person be somewhat civil, and the best course of action would be to make sure they're not forced together too often.
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Alla:

Actually I agree to a large extent. I always thought that it would have done Snape's mental health a whole lot of good if he would have been able to like Harry.

However, however I certainly do not think that Snape should have been FORCED to like Harry. In fact I do not think that Dumbledore should have forced Snape to protect Harry either.

What I do not agree is the extent that you seem to be saying one person who dislikes each other should behavein this situation.

In my opinion teacher who dislikes (or in my view hates) the student better made sure that he is more than somewhat civil to such student. Teacher who dislikes the student and who is complicit in the deaths of his parents like Snape was IMO should be even more civil.

And by civil I just mean not to show his hatred, that's all. I think at that Snape failed spectacularly.

But no, I do not think Dumbledore had any right to force Snape to like Harry.

JMO,

Alla