Question for Snapeophiles and -phobes RE Dumbledore, Snape, and Harry

[dzeytoun]

No: HPFGUIDX 114581


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> > 
There's an old rule of story-telling: the villain dies in the last
> ditch. 
> Since the conflict with  Snape is the major source of dramatic 
> tension, it can't be resolved much before the ending of Book 
> Seven -- otherwise it  would be like having Darth Vader die in the 
> middle of Return of the Jedi or having Gollum die before Frodo 
> gets to Mt. Doom. 

Exept I'm not sure that JKR sees Snape as "the major source of 
dramatic tension."  A major source, certainly.  But I'm just not 
convinced she places as much weight on the Snape/Harry questions as 
the fandom tends to.  
> 
> I figure Harry will have a choice between trusting Snape and 
> someone who seems much more trustworthy. He will trust the 
> wrong person, and Snape will suffer for it, but ultimately  Snape 
> will save Harry, thus paying back the debt to James. 

Quite possible.

Whether 
> Snape survives the conflict with Voldemort is irrelevant since at 
> the end of Book Seven Harry will no longer be a Hogwarts 
> student, and the conflict with Snape will have ended in any case. 
> I think ol' Sevvie will still be around, though. He's tough.

Oh god, I hope not.  I want to see Snape strung up by his feet for 
the crows.

Dzeytoun