Past and Present Parallels

[jeremy_t_williams at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 27042

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., kidzero7 at h... wrote:
> (first time poster and please excuse any inaccuracies because I'm 
at 
> work and without the books for references)
> 
> I don't know if this has been discussed, but it could very well 
give 
> us some insight into future books.
> 
> While reading the books, I felt a strong sense of parallel between 
> the past Hogwarts kids (James, Sirius, etc) and the present 
Hogwarts 
> kids (Harry, Ron, etc).
> 
> If anything, JK may show us that history repeats itself. That some 
of 
> the themes of the past will repeat in the present.
> 
> One example:
> Draco Malfoy = Snape
> 
> I wouldn't be surprised to see that Draco Malfoy isn't such a bad 
kid 
> afterall. That he is simply 'evil' because he was raised that way 
and 
> he is jealous of Harry and his friends. I wouldn't be surprised if 
> Harry saves his life. Or that Malfoy remains somewhat mean-
spirited, 
> but works for the good side in the future. All this just like Snape.
> 
> Other parallels:
> Ron = Sirius Black
> Neville = Peter Pettigrew (*cringe*)
> 
> I also expect Harry and the 'good side' to be betrayed by someone 
> close to them. Someone who is weak or too eager to please a higher 
> power. That person being either Neville or Percy. We'll see.
> 
> So what do you think?

Most likely not.  It's the strong belief of many that Snape was in 
love with Lily and is angry at Harry for several reasons: first, it's 
always commented on (including Snape) that Harry is a lot like his 
father.  Snape would not like Harry for that reason alone.  Plus, if 
Snape was in love with Lily, Harry is only a painful reminder not 
only of his former love, but the reason she was killed.

For that reason, we don't really have any reason to suspect that 
Snape was raised bad.  Lucious Malfoy is truly evil - he has sided 
with Voldemort.  He is raising Draco in much the same way so unless 
something happens we may not see Draco coming to the good side.  But 
Snape could have been raised similarly, but we have no reason at this 
point to think so.

And I sure would hate to see Neville become a traitor like Wormtail!  
But plenty has happened that's been pretty bad...