Snape and Harry and Dumbledore yes AGAIN WAS: Re: More thoughts

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No: HPFGUIDX 187428

Ceridwen:
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So, I think it was impossible for Snape to behave any more civilly to Harry than
he did, due to factors mentioned above and made worse by Dumbledore's insistence
that he and Harry be together. I'm convinced that Snape was acting his most
civil given those factors. I think he was in an impossible situation and had no
way out. Sure, due to his own original mistake of joining the DEs, but how much
punishment does a person need? His remorse seemed genuine enough. Why continue
to flog the dead horse?

Alla:

I just  disagree. As you know I think Snape started abusing Harry from the very first lesson and made Harry dislike him. Thus while I totally agree with you that Dumbledore put Snape in position of teaching Harry, I do not think Dumbledore put two people together who dislike each other, I think he put together one person who disliked a child and this person this child to dislike him by his actions.

To me Snape acting most civil will be not singling Harry out when he does not so deserve, to me Snape acting most civil will not be telling Harry tales about his father, no matter how true Snape thinks they are and the list goes on and on lol. I am sure you had seen this list a million times by now.

I put a lot of blame on Dumbledore after DH, trust me, I do. But I am not going to take what I think Snape's is and I think he should have forced himself not to show Harry his undeserved hatred (I go by hatred, because I think I see it in the books and JKR said he hated Harry, I understand you go by dislike).

I mean, I could care less if Snape shuts the door in his dungeons and screamed on the top of his lungs how much he hated Potter and his filthy father, you know? It is his business, but when he shows it to Harry, it is not just his business anymore.

And another thing, yes Dumbledore should have known, but on the other hand, Harry is a child, I would think that he had a very hard time imagining before his first lesson that Snape would hate a **child** who did not do anything to him that much.

When he saw it, sure, I think he should have interfered and made sure Snape was as far from Harry as possible, but before their first lesson, I don't know if he could have imagined.

And do not even start me on Occlumency lessons, for that I will never forgive Dumbledore.

JMO,

Alla