[HPforGrownups] Re: The Overarching message - Caning

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 191654

Alla:
> I disagree that hating fictional character is offensive to anybody. I also think that Snape mind raped Harry on a regular basis - that is what to me Legilimency is and to me there are plenty of hints in the book that Snape legilimenced Harry when he had no idea that Snape poked around in his mind.
>

Bart:
     Rape implies a lack of consent. Harry consented, and, after the 
first time, was well aware of what he was consenting to. The basic idea 
was to teach Harry self defense against mental rape, and, in learning 
self-defense, you have to expect some injuries along the way. The 
problem was Snape's inability to separate his feelings about James with 
his knowledge of what he had to do, which got in the way of being able 
to effectively teach Harry.

     One of the things which, after HPB, convinced me that Snape was 
still working for DD's plan (and you can check archives here to verify 
that) was that, even as he was fleeing the castle, he tried to get one 
last group of study points over to Harry.

     Bart


     Bart