Snape and Harry

[nikkalmati]

No: HPFGUIDX 188936



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" <dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
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> > Nikkkalmati:
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> > I don't believe I said anything about Harry apologizing for James, but I do believe he should share his feelings of disgust for James' behavior. 
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> Alla:
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> I guess I do not quite understand then how is  belief that Harry should have "shared his feelings of disgust for James behaviour" is not the same as demanding an apology from Harry for James' behavior.
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> I seriously do not understand the difference here. It is probably just semantics, but I do not get it.
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> It is still demanding from Harry to take responsibility for somebody else's actions, is it not?
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> Alla,
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> who is definitely with Sherry on this one.
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Nikkalmati

No it is not the same thing.  Apologizing is taking responsibility for something.  It's saying I should have done something differently or I regret what I did.  That is what Harry should say about looking in the Pensieve.  Harry could say at thee same time that he recognizes that what his father and Black did was wrong.  He could say "I know what it's like to be hunted and chased by bullies.  It happened to me all the time at home."  Snape probably thinks Harry is amused by the scene and shares it with his friends.  Not true of course, but only we know that.  

Nikkalmati