Snape's punishment a "moral" issue? Was "Two Scenes..."

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Miles" <miles at m...> wrote:
>
> colebiancardi wrote:
> > I would like to add that people who seem not to deserve 
redeemption or
> > forgiveness are the ones who should get it.  Forgiveness & 
compassion
> > given to those people who *deserve* is the easy way out.  It 
takes a
> > much bigger person to give that compassion, forgiveness, love, 
respect
> > (whatever one wishes to call it) to those that don't "seem" to 
deserve
> > it and this is what I believe Harry will do in book 7.
> 
> Very good posting, I fully agree.
> Just keep in mind what Rowling stated about Christian belief as a 
major key
> to what will happen in book 7. If we connect this with the repeated
> statements of Dumbledore, that love is the power Harry has to 
overcome
> Voldemort, then Forgiveness is my solution for this equation.
> It says "As we forgive those who trespass against us", there's 
nothing about
> apologies from those, or revenge and retribution.
> Ok, no theological discussion here. But I think that Harry could 
gain power,
> if he will forgive people who had done wrong, wrong to him and 
others.
> 
> Miles
>
That's why I like the idea of Neville being the one to save Snape's 
life. It would demonstrate either that Neville is returning good for 
evil (if you are in the Snape-should-be-fired camp) or that Neville 
has lived up to his potential to the point that he can return good 
for good (if you are in the Snape-brings-out-the-best-in-his-students 
camp).

--La Gatta