Snape and Lupin's Character Arcs (was: Lupin's Char Arc)

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 119480


> Pippin wrote:
> > Yeah, he's a jerk all right. But that's not a
> > crime. It's bad karma, if you believe in that, 
<SNIP>
> 
Lupinlore answered:
> I agree that Snape has accumulated a load of bad
> karma, and I'm anxious to see it discharged.  One
> way is for him to do something spectacularly good
> (something he has already done just doesn't cut 
> the mustard in a literary sense).  The other is for
> him to suffer the effects in a "karmic payback" to 
> use Alla's phrase. Public humliliation and ridicule
> would be most appropriate, but there are also other 
> apt punishments.

Juli now:
Bad karma for what? For not treating a kid like a
hero? Or for not taking all his lies? I don't think
it's bad karma, I even think Snape hasn't been that
bad towards Harry, Harry just sees it, he thinks it's
all about him and that everyone's actions are because
of him. 

> Personally, as I have said before, I don't think
> Snape has it in him to do something good enough to 
> discharge the "bad karma" he's accumulated through
> his cruelty to Harry.  Therefore I tend to think 
> he will die in the end.

Juli:
I don't think Snape will die, there just isn't any
surprise in that, If Snape's got bad karma it's
because of what he did as a DE, but he's been working
for the good side for about 15 years now, I'd say bad
karma is all gone.

> It's purely my opinion of course, but I do think
> leaving Snape unpunished for his cruelty in some sort
> of "well, I didn't realize you were risking/doing so 
> much so I see you in a different light" ending would 
> be the height of insipid conclusions.

But is it really cruel what he's done? He hasn't
really done much but to tell Harry the truth and try
to protect him.

Juli