for whom are the books named?

[redeyedwings]

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Sherry Gomes wrote:
> > this series is about Harry Potter.  oh sure, it's also about 
> > Dumbledore, Ron, Hermione, the Weasleys, Lupin, Sirius, Draco, 
> > Snape and Voldemort. Among many others.  but in the end, it is 
> > Harry's story.
 
Jocelyn:
> You bring up LOTR, so I 'll go with that. Frodo would never have 
> managed to destroy the ring without major help from Stryder, 
> Boromir, Sam, and even Smeegol (sp?).  To the last he had very 
> powerful people working to set the stage for Frodo, as the Ring 
> Bearer, to destroy the ring.  Without Smeegol, he would have 
> failed.  Snape is one of the heros, who, like stryder or Sam, will 
> help Harry get to the top of the mountain, or battle a mortal 
> Voldemort - once the hocruxes are destroyed. 



With regards to comparing HP to other famous fantasy heroes, I would 
argue that the HP series, just like the six Star Wars episodes, is 
geared towards the triumph of one character over a larger evil (Harry 
over LV, Luke over the Sith/Empire) the heart of the stories (and 
their narratives) are both told and driven by the presence of a 
conflicted evil villian.

Over the course of both series, each episode or book takes you a 
little further along his path (while ostensibly following the "hero") 
and each gives you a little more information as to why it is Vader 
(or Severus) who is the real fascinating character of the story.

The Harry Potter series is about Harry fighting Voldemort, but it is 
also - at its core - the tale of the rise or fall or both (and 
redemption) of Severus Snape. In all ways except title (and in the 
latest book, not even that) and POV he is just as much the "hero" as 
Harry, and moreso than any of Harry's friends.

my $.02

redeyedwings