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

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 137067

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


Sherry now:

In HBP, Harry was right about Draco.  I think we are seeing the story switch
to Harry maturing and being right, and nobody will believe him, because he's
been wrong so often.  And yet, has he?  He believed what he was told about
Sirius, until he met Sirius.  He had enough doubt to listen and believed
Sirius.  For me, and this is of course only my opinion, Snape's redemption
would be horribly disappointing and anti climactic.  It would even over
shadow Harry, and that would be even worse.  It's Harry I care about and
have cared about since I met him as a baby in the arms of Hagrid in the
first chapter of the first book.  There have been others I care about in the
series, Dumbledore, Sirius, Lupin, the Weasleys, Hermione ... but Snape as
an abuser and murderer doesn't get my vote for hero or one who should be
redeemed.  He should have to pay for what he's done and pay dearly.  He
shouldn't be able to do some noble act of redemption and be the shining hero
in the last book.  If the series is about redemption, then I don't know who
else it could be, but I'd even take Voldemort's redemption over Snape's.
ok, I just really dislike and distrust that man, and HBP gave me the ability
to do it freely without trying to figure out why Dumbledore trusts him and
why I should think he's good in spite of his nasty abusive nature.  Now I
can just hate his guts and be happy!  LOL.

Sherry