Harry is right WAS:Draco's absence

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 137417

davenclaw wrote:

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> If it turns out that he is wrong about Snape, that would go 
> against this major theme of HBP; however this could be his last 
> obstacle to maturity.  If Snape presents a believable explanation 
> of events and perhaps proves his loyalty to DD instead of the DEs, 
> it could be a final hurdle that Harry has to overcome, trusting 
> Snape despite his feelings about him, and this decision could pave 
> the way to his victory.


I think you are onto something here, davenclaw.  I think it is going 
to be very hard to say in one book "Harry was right" and in the 
next "Harry was wrong" without undercutting the series' main 
character.  I don't know what we'll discover about Snape, but if it 
turns out to be just a "Harry was wrong again" type of answer, I 
think JKR will have mangled her own foot.

I see what you're saying about the second possibility.  I certainly 
hope that this isn't the case, as I would find it preachy and 
insipid beyond stomaching.  Unfortunately, HBP did show that JKR 
isn't very good when it comes to doing emotional and psychological 
reactions in a believable and/or realistic way, so - silly and 
poorly written as it would be - it may well turn out along those 
lines.

Lupinlore