The real vampire

[adatole]

No: HPFGUIDX 36037

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "finwitch" <finwitch at y...> wrote:
> Snape... I think he's a psychopath, with his lack of empathy, his 
lack 
> of emotion other than irritation or anger. Voldemort's one, too - 
> maybe all or most of the Slytherins are. Psycopaths *can* be 
> extremely charming and convincing - and totally unemotional and 
cruel. 
> They're very good at it... Just saw a document of them in TV...
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I totally disagree!!

While I do not believe Snape will ever cuddle up to Harry and give 
him a big hug ("You know Harry, it has killed me inside to be so mean 
to you all these years"), I do think that Snape understand the 
situation and that he is playing role in the great game to keep Harry 
alive.

JK likes things logical. That's not literal, or else magic couldn't 
exist in her books. But logical is important. It is illogical to 
believe that, once his name was cleared, Hagrid would not be able to 
move on with his life (ie: take a teaching position at the school 
he's loved when it became available). etc. 

The lesson (IMHO) that is here is - some people are nasty and foul-
tempered, but still know right from wrong and will do "good" even 
when it means they have to work with people they dislike. That goes 
both ways - Snapes opinion of others (probably most of the staff), 
circumstances (his teaching position), and his boss - and for those 
around him (Lupin and Black come to mind at the end of GoF). 

It's a simple reality of life that JK wants to drive home. Just like 
the fact that a Mother's Love can protect her son from the worst 
curse ever. I spent a long time trying to find more "technical" 
reasons why Harry survived, but a friend drove it home to me. There 
is no other reason. A mother's love should be reason enough. 

Simple truths. A Mother's Love can protect. You have to work with 
people you don't like sometimes to get the job done. 

Leon