[HPforGrownups] Re: Triumph in tragedy

[Hans Andréa]

No: HPFGUIDX 107186

--- coderaspberry77 wrote: 

>>More and more, I subscribe to this (or some permutation of this) 
being the end that we will see.  If done right it'll be the best 
ending possible, even for those that may want to see something 
drastically different.

I think the way this would be viewed would be "tragedy" by those 
who've yet to walk the alchemical path but "triumph" by those who have 
or are on the path to understanding.  Does that make sense?<<

Hans:
Absolutely!

coderaspberry77:
>>I do have one question about the whole alchemical pattern, though - 
where does Snape fit into it?  I of course see Hagrid, Dumbledore, 
Sirius, Ron and Hermione, but does Snape portray any specific role 
in the alchemical wedding?  If so, please enlighten me.  Thanks!<<

Hans:
I've been waiting for that question with trepidation actually; I thought
someone would ask that soon. The answer is I don't know. Not that I'm
ashamed; I'll be the first to humbly admit that HP is of such incredible
depth that I feel like a blindfolded person walking through a forest where
every now and then I get to lift the blindfold up for a brief glimpse. But
that's what creates the excitement! The fun is in the discovery and not the
knowledge. It would be boring if I understood the whole thing from A to Z.
And after all this time I've only just discovered what Sirius Black
symbolises.

The only thing I can say about Snape is this. He brings to mind a statement
by Jacob Boehme, the 16th century German philosopher and visionary. Boehme
wrote magnificent books about the Fall, and about the differences between
the divine world and our world, or "The World of Wrath" as he called it.
However his vision conflicted with the views of the Lutheran church at the
time, and in his village in Eastern Germany there was a Pastor Richter who
condemned Boehme in the most vile languages. He used to abuse Boehme
publicly in church services and tried to get the authorities to silence
Boehme and stop him from spreading his liberating philosophy. In other words
he made life hell for Boehme. But Boehme was thankful to Richter and said
that he was the anvil on which God hammered Boehme into the right shape.
Snape? Is he the anvil upon which Harry is being hammered into shape?

Other people have made similar suggestions. From Snape's point of view I
think he is testing Harry to make or break him. I see Snape as thinking, "If
this little B***** is really the Chosen one to defeat Voldemort I'm going to
test him out. If he is genuine he'll survive. If not he'll bite the dust."

So what do you think of that? All this is pure speculation and not very
alchemical, but it's all I've got. Also read the alchemical chapters in John
Granger's books. 

Thanks for your post!

Hans


	
	
		
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