Snape as Hawkin

[Kristen]

No: HPFGUIDX 88244

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "brinforest" <brinforest at y...> 
wrote:
> 
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> 
> When JKR was discussing Snape with Stephen Fry at Albert Hall, she
> said something to the effect of "don't like him too much though",
> and "he's not completely nice" or something.
> 
> This suddenly reminded me of a character called Hawkin in The Dark
> is Rising, which I recently reread. He was a mortal whose help
> Merriman Lyon (non-mortal, father figure to Hawkin and mentor to the
> young main character Will Stanton) had to rely on to carry out an
> important, predestined task that involved subjecting Hawkin to
> mortal danger. Hawkin was perfectly willing to do this, and loyal to
> Merriman, whom he loved and trusted; he completed fulfilled his 
> part, but while doing so, he came to fully realise the danger he 
was 
> subjected to by his trusted father figure. His resentment then led 
> him to betray the good side. (This was also known beforehand by 
> Merriman.) As a kind of punishment for his betrayal, Hawkin ended 
up 
> with another task that ruined his life (understatement of the 
year), 
> and he was *eventually* killed by the evil side.
> 
> Snape as Hawkin... I'm too lazy to think up examples of what exactly
> might happen, but the sequence of loyalty to trusted old mentor -
> full realisation of danger to self - mentor's apparent indifference
> to this - resentment - betrayal suddenly seems kind of appealing.

madeyesgal

It's an interesting idea, but it's been done; and by another 
author...Wouldn't it be a huge betrayal to his character and to the 
story if JKR chooses to use this device to realize the end of Snape? 
Personally, I think she has more imagination than that. 

There's a reason that Snape wants the DADA job...to teach 
Defense "against" the Dark Arts. He knows first hand the subtle (and 
not so subtle) ways in which a wizard/witch can be taken by "the dark 
side." He really is the most logical amongst the staff to teach that 
position. I think he's going to end up doing just that...one way or 
the other.

Looking into my crystal ball, I see something catastrophic taking 
place that will have Snape & Harry joining forces, in a dis-
harmonious, but cooperative manner, to thwart off death and 
destruction, yet another time. (Who says Trelawany has the only gift 
of sight?) 

I don't believe this is wholly predictable and it is surely allegiant 
to the characters.

madeyesgal (who will defend Snape's inate goodness unless she's 
proven wrong in Book 7)