Snape Mirrors Harry (The Tower and the Cave)

[Alison D]

No: HPFGUIDX 138075


Much has been made of Snape's expression just before he apparently 
AK'd Dumbledore, specifically "Snape gazed for a moment at
Dumbledore, 
and there was revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his 
face." (HBP 595, US Ed.)  Some have taken this to mean the hatred and 
revulsion were aimed at Dumbledore, Snape's true feelings for the 
wizard coming forward on his face.

But. . . "Hating himself, repulsed by what he was doing . . . (HBP 
571, US Ed.)  Harry too had a moment of hatred and repulsion (a 
synonym for revulsion.)  We are not told that the emotions 
were "etched" on Harry's face, but no doubt there would have been
some 
external display of his internal feelings.

The parallel's here if not telling are worth pondering and at least 
for me cast suspicions about what actually happened on the tower.  

Alison