Snape and Harry and expulsion LONG

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No: HPFGUIDX 188868



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" <dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
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> 
> Potioncat:
> I don't believe that Snape enjoys Harry's presence at all and would > be glad to avoid him entirely. 
> 
> Alla:
> See, you guys are funny. (you and Montavilla, I mean, since she
> expressed the similar thought). So now Snape indeed would have
> wanted Harry out of sight if it could have been done safely?
> How is it different from what I had been arguing all along? That
> Snape does not want Harry dead, but he would have loved to get out
> of his promise if he knew that somebody else (or something else for
> all I care) Could you please elaborate on how is it different from
> my position?
> 
> But you know, all of you guys had been doing such a good job in
> convincing me that Snape does not want Harry expelled, that I am
> almost convinced.  
> 

I think that what people are saying is the IF Snape wanted Potter expelled, his motivation was Potter's safety, NOT to get out of a promise he found onerous.  IF he wanted Potter expelled.

In fact, Snape worked tirelessly to keep an eye on Potter and was even said to save his life or keep him from harm a time or two.  Snape apparently dropped the threats of expulsion when he could see that (1) they had no effect in changing Potter's behavior and (2) it was too dangerous for Potter in Muggleland despite his mother's blood protection, which didn't seem to affect Dementors.  So whether or not the threats of expulsion were serious (which I doubt since other teachers used the threat early on, and how many students were ever expelled), Snape's overriding motivation was always to protect Harry because he believed that was what Lily would want him to do.

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