Snape and Harry

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No: HPFGUIDX 188904


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> Alla:

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> One of my personal dissapointments with the series is that I never heard Snape apologizing to Harry. Simple "I was wrong Potter" after "Look at me" would have been enough for me.

Potioncat:
OK, I'll go along with that,if it could have been,"Look at me. I was wrong, Potter. Miss Granger, apparate me to St. Mungo's now."

I think Snape's life was atoning for James's and Lily's deaths--and showing Harry the memories that he did was his way of explaining it. Had he lived, maybe a conversation/apology---but not under the conditions of the current 7 years. 

I don't think Harry owes an apology for his father. How can you apologize for something that happened before you were born?


>Alla:
> Although as far as I am concerned Harry's forgiveness of Snape, dislike it as I am, at least showed me that Harry IMO turned to be ten times better man than Snape ever was.

Potioncat:
Harry was ten times the man of just about everyone--including Dumbledore, James, Sirius, Remus....