Snape, Sirius and the End of the Series(Long)

[jdr0918]

No: HPFGUIDX 69768

<<<"linlou43" wrote:  No matter what your opinion of Snape it is 
becoming clear as we reach the latter portion of the series that his 
character is going to be all but impossible to resolve within the 
confines of the world he currently lives by the end of book seven.>>>

The Sergeant Majorette says:

This is more like it. The only sensible way to analyze the characters 
is in the context of the structure that the author has established.

I can only add, remember that JKR is British. I once saw an English 
movie about London during the Blitz. The children found ways of 
coping with death and fear in ways that we spoiled Americans found 
shocking (e.g., the girl whose parents had just been killed charging 
the boys to look under her dress). The end of the movie was just so 
heartwarming and uplifting, however: the kids pick their way through 
the ruins of London to find their school has been reduced to smoking 
rubble. For the first half-second, they mirror the stunned looks on 
the tear-stained faces of the teachers. Then they all leap into the 
air with a resounding mighty cheer (roll credits). That's the world 
of Harry Potter.

--JDR