R.E hermione as mirror of Snape-surely its Ron?

bluesqueak pipdowns at etchells0.demon.co.uk
Tue May 21 08:09:53 UTC 2002


No: HPFGUIDX 38947

My apologies in advance if this has already been extensively 
discussed but... surely Snape's mirror in the junior Trio is Ron?

Snape 'hung around with a group of Slytherins'; Ron would probably be 
described as hanging around with a couple of Gryffindors.

Snape is a Olympic Gold Medal standard grudge holder; Ron's 
performance in grudge holding in PoA and GoF must mean the team 
selectors are at least considering him.

Snape is hot tempered - even if he has learnt to mostly confine it to 
nasty comments  (and that must be difficult for someone who spent his 
early adulthood being told 'hey, it's ok to murder and torture people 
who annoy you); Ron is pretty hot tempered as well.

Snape seems to have completely cut himself off from his family, and 
stands alone; in PS/SS we find that that is *part* of Ron's deepest 
desire.

Snape is bitter. Does anyone else read Ron's constant 'I hate being 
poor' comments with a feeling of foreboding?

Snape is underneath it all, basically good. So is Ron.

Pip
(who has a nasty feeling Ron's future could be remarkably like 
Snape's past, but doesn't want it to be)







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