Snape and Harry

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 188960



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:

> Carol, who thinks that miscommunication and lost opportunities are a frequent motif in the HP books
>

Karen:

Also is it not true that at the root of the whole pensieve incident was that fact that Snape was angry at Harry's apparent refusal (as he thought)to learn occlumency. Until Harry could become competent as an occlumens and exclude Voldemort from his mind, then surely Snape could not risk any relaxation of his 'cover story' relationship with Harry. Is it not the case that it was not until Snape knew his own death was imminent that he could risk even a minimal rapprochement with Harry for fear it would if Voldemort learned of it from Harry's unclosed mind, destroy Snape's cover and essential role. 

He was I think trapped in his cover story no matter if he might have wanted to seek a better relationship with Harry, he dared not. Even if he had loved Harry as Lily's son, how could he have showed it and not potentially compromised himself? The fact that Harry seemed so much like his father probably just made Snape feel more comfortable in his cover.