Why Snape may know what he knows WAS Re: The Gleam Revisited

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "marinafrants" <rusalka at i...> wrote:
> <snip> 
> It is not "metathinking" to claim that Harry is the hero of the 
> books.  The books are called "Harry Potter and --"; with the 
> exception of one chapter in GoF and one scene in PS/SS, they're all 
> written from his point of view.  In every book, he's the one who 
> takes the decisive action that saves the situation (even if all he 
> can manage in GoF is a partial save).  However fascinating we might 
> find Snape, or Dumbledore, or Sirius, or Avery, or Mrs LeStrange, 
> the books are not about them; they're about Harry.
>

Thank you for the above statement concerning Harry's importance.  I 
have been trying to come up with a way to say exactly the same 
thing.  There are some very interesting unknowns concerning Snape, 
Dumbledore, Lupin, Sirius, Hagrid:  Who are they really?  What are 
they really up to?  and in some cases: where do their loyalties lie?  
As I've said before, I consider the HP series mystery novels-
supplying small amounts of clues which of course can lead to all 
kinds of assumptions and speculations.  But one thing that I as a 
reader am sure of (of course, this is only my opinion) is this:  
Harry Potter is the center of my  perception of the WW.  It is 
through his eyes that I see everything;therefore, my opinion is 
tainted by his.  Is there more to Snape than meets the eye?  Sure- 
and I believe that Harry is begining to think so too.  Does 
Dumbledore know more than he lets on?  Yes-definitely, and Harry 
knows this too.  Is Harry for whatever reason Voldemort's primary 
target?  Yes- and again, Harry knows this too-but just like us, he 
does not know why.  Is it necessary for him to know why at this 
point?  I say no-who knows what effect it might have on Harry?  But 
if we the reader knew-the series would effectively be over.  As long 
as Harry is in the dark, so are we.  That's what keeps me reading.  
This does not mean we cannot have lots of fun trying to figure things 
out.  I guess what I am saying is this: coming up with theories is 
fun-it's what keeps life interesting.  But please do not try and tell 
me that Harry's importance to the series will not come till the end 
of the series-IMO, that just doesn't make any sense.