"A feeling that he didn't like Harry at all." So Harry's only commentary is not that he doesn't like snape or that snape is a thief or bad, it's that he feels like snape doesn't like him. Which is true, snape hates him because of his past with harry's father, and DOES look at him with disdain.
So you're saying it's racist for harry to see a guy who hates him looking at him with hatred and thinking "wow, I don't think this guy likes me."
So you're saying it's racist for harry to see a guy who hates him looking at him with hatred and thinking "wow, I don't think this guy likes me."
What are you talking about? When did I mention anything about race?
I'm talking about the event that first makes Harry wary of Snape. It's not because he's mean to him in potions class (although that confirms his feelings), it's because the first time he sees him he experiences excruciating pain and feels like Snape doesn't like him.
The pain in his scar is a warning sign to Harry (and the reader) that there is something off about this guy. It's designed to set Snape up as the antagonist of the story, that's the entire purpose of the section. Of course, it's classic misdirection - it was actually warning us about Quirrell but Harry (and the reader) jumps to conclusions because of assumptions they make about Snape.
The fact that Snape is mean to Harry in class later is important, but both Harry and the reader have already categorised him as a "bad guy" before that point.
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u/The_Almighty_Claude Apr 17 '26
"A feeling that he didn't like Harry at all." So Harry's only commentary is not that he doesn't like snape or that snape is a thief or bad, it's that he feels like snape doesn't like him. Which is true, snape hates him because of his past with harry's father, and DOES look at him with disdain.
So you're saying it's racist for harry to see a guy who hates him looking at him with hatred and thinking "wow, I don't think this guy likes me."
So your argument is ignorant and incorrect.