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Positive communication between Snape and Harry is fairly nonexistent. Snape is too caught up in his bitter memories about Harry's father and the death of his mother, and so he poisons their teacher-student relationship from the beginning with snide remarks and - in Harry's view - often unfair behaviour, so the child and later the teenager hardly had another choice but to hate him in turn.
But what does Snape *show* Harry? His "worst memory": He knew Harry's inquisitive nature, so why does he leave he the pensieve in full view, and why does it contain memories a teenager of Harry's age could possibly relate to? Did he actually want this scene hidden from Harry? Or did a part of him actually *want* Harry to see the unpleasant sides of his father and godfather, maybe as a warning, and his furious reaction when he catches Harry is more or less a show?
Was it actually just an accident that Harry got the "half-blood prince's" old potions book? Or was it - pure speculation - deliberately left by Snape for Harry?
Thoughts on this?
Of course you can expand that, but keep in mind, the topic this time isn't Snape as a teacher, what does he want his students to learn. It's about what he wants to teach Harry in particular.
Have fun.
I have not forgotten your banners. I'm in a bit of a creative black pit at the moment (long, long moment). But they will come. Please suggest topics for monthly challenges. If I don't get any, I'll repost the old challenges, starting at the beginning.
heathersparrowsThe August Challenge:
Snape Mentoring Harry?
Snape Mentoring Harry?
Positive communication between Snape and Harry is fairly nonexistent. Snape is too caught up in his bitter memories about Harry's father and the death of his mother, and so he poisons their teacher-student relationship from the beginning with snide remarks and - in Harry's view - often unfair behaviour, so the child and later the teenager hardly had another choice but to hate him in turn.
But what does Snape *show* Harry? His "worst memory": He knew Harry's inquisitive nature, so why does he leave he the pensieve in full view, and why does it contain memories a teenager of Harry's age could possibly relate to? Did he actually want this scene hidden from Harry? Or did a part of him actually *want* Harry to see the unpleasant sides of his father and godfather, maybe as a warning, and his furious reaction when he catches Harry is more or less a show?
Was it actually just an accident that Harry got the "half-blood prince's" old potions book? Or was it - pure speculation - deliberately left by Snape for Harry?
Thoughts on this?
Of course you can expand that, but keep in mind, the topic this time isn't Snape as a teacher, what does he want his students to learn. It's about what he wants to teach Harry in particular.
Have fun.
I have not forgotten your banners. I'm in a bit of a creative black pit at the moment (long, long moment). But they will come. Please suggest topics for monthly challenges. If I don't get any, I'll repost the old challenges, starting at the beginning.
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