Snape's Psychology: WAS: More thoughts on the Elder Wand subplot - Owner?

[pippin_999]

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> Alla:
>  that to me not what person who wants to atone for contributing to taking away from the child the care and kindness of his parents does.

Pippin:
I don't get it. I agree that Snape has plenty to feel guilty about, but why should Snape feel guilty for taking Harry away from the love and protection of his parents when everyone agrees that it's still with him? 

IMO, it plays down the sacredness of human life to say that the Potters were especially valuable because they were good parents. If they had been bad parents, would Snape's crime be any less?

And I do not see why Snape's atonement, which included saving Harry from murder, torture and capture by Voldemort's forces, should not apply to Harry as well as it applies to everyone else who was harmed by Snape's actions. 

If Rowling had wanted to make it plain that Harry's fears about Snape were justified, she could have. Instead it's plain that most of Harry's fears about Snape were baseless. By exaggerating the harm that Harry suffered at Snape's hands, we undermine the story, which is that Harry feared hatred too much when the real threat was  indifference and desire for power. 

Pippin