Snape and Harry WAS: Hermione and her parents redux

[potioncat]

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> Alla:
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> One can of course argue that the very **thought** of supposedly teaching a lesson to the teenager striken with grief over death of his mentor is abusive, sadistic and totally totally disgusting.
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> One can also argue that the thought of **punishing** this teenager when he is in such horrible pain is ten times more sadistic.

Potioncat:
In this case, does the phrase "teaching a lesson to" mean, instructing or punishing. Because that wording can go either way. I'm just not sure if you're saying that even teaching Harry would be abusive. I would agree if say, after DD had fallen off the tower Professor Snape said, "Get to class, you'll be late."

But Snape and Harry were in battle, Snape was defending himself while trying to keep his cover, and it was his only opportunity to prepare Harry to face LV.

Besides, I think Snape was also stricken with grief, and had the extra burdens of not being able to express it, and having caused the death.