FF: Snape, Harry, Dumbledore, and flaws in the books

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No: HPFGUIDX 106367

Boyd said:

> I hope Snape stays the same pain-in-the-derrier that he is now. 
After 
> all, he's tried to save Harry numerous times and demonstrated his 
> loyalties to the OoP just as often, yet Harry suspects him of being 
> ESE from the moment they meet.

And with extremely good reason.  Snape WAS a death eater, after all.

> 
> If the rest of the WW should be treating other races, mixed-bloods 
and 
> muggles better, then shoudln't Harry try maybe a little to see past 
> unimportant personality quirks, too?

Sorry, but I just can't see being petty, cruel, emotionally abusive, 
and arrogant as being "unimportant personality quirks." 

> 
> I think it's actually Harry who will be forced by circumstances in 
the 
> remaining books to finally trust Snape, warts and all, almost as a 
> final lesson in learning to forgive others for their faults and 
> recognizing their true intentions.

Yes, but Snape should also be forced to own up to his mistakes and 
make remedy for his abuse.

> Of the two, I actually think Snape is holding up his end of the 
deal 
> quite a bit better than Harry. Let Harry apologize, too, I say.

Well, I have no problem with Harry apologizing TOO, as long as it is 
TOO (as in Snape apologizing).

> 
> Besides, then JKR could turn the tables on us one last time by 
having 
> Snape betray the Order at the end, sacrificing DD to get back on 
good 
> terms with his *true* master. ;)

I doubt it.  I rather suspect Snape will die before the end.  I think 
we will discover why Dumbledore trusts him, but I don't know that it 
will be something that will endear him to Harry or most readers.  In 
the end I suspect Severus will be one of those people shuffled off 
with a nice headstone that nobody ever reads because nobody cares 
enough to visit the grave - except Dumbledore and maybe Harry now and 
then if Snape does something REALLY spectacular.

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