[HPforGrownups] for whom are the books named?, Re: Possible message in Evil!Snape

[Kemper]

No: HPFGUIDX 137065

Del wrote:
> > > That's one of the major points of the mentor: to teach the 
> > > hero to look beyond appearances. And Harry so far has almost 
> > > NEVER looked beyond the appearance of Snape. 
 
anthyroserain added:
> > Harry may be the hero and have his name in the title, but a 
> > smart coming-of-age story doesn't suggest that the hero never 
> > learned anything through all the books. Dumbledore is fallible 
> > and sometimes wrong, but this was the greatest lesson he ever 
> > taught, one that Harry would be foolish to reject

ladyljd wrote:
> The fallacy of relying on appearances and prejudices is what I 
> hoped we were seeing develop in the character interpretations of 
> both Lupin and Snape.  ... but I am ever more convinced of JKR's 
> ill intentions where Snape is concerned.  ...I'm beginning to 
> doubt that Snape will be involved in the redemption JKR is clearly 
> planning for the next installment.  


Kemper now:
But Harry has always been duped by the appearances of or experiences
with others, and reading through his interpretations, many of us are
as well.

Petunia
Mrs. Figg
Scabbers
Quirrell
Sirius Black
Lupin
Moody!CrouchJr

Just to name the obvious.  When has Harry been right?  This final time with the Half Blood Prince?  I don't think so.  Because without Snape being on the side of Good, then JKR doesn't have a story with
Redemption.  Who else is there to be redeemed?  Any of the Malfoys?! 
If so, then it will be 'redemption' with a lower case 'R', and the
impact of any of their 'redemptions' will be soft and without much
substance or meaning.  If there is to be Redemption in the story, it
needs to be Snape because it was Snape that, seemingly, with him
overhearing some of the prophecy and blabbing to Voldemort, so
effected Harry's orphaned life.

But what about Voldemort?  What we see through the pensieve is a boy
who has always been evil.  There was not a hopeful flicker of a good
kid anywhere.  If he is to be the Redeemed one, then I will roast a
marshmallow over my burning HP books and have myself a s'more.  Yummy.

Now if JKR isn't writing with the theme of Redemption in mind, then
sure Snape is Ever So Evil, but if that's the case then the story will not be as amazing and emotional as it can be.

kemper