Heroes and Not (WAS: Who killed Dumbledore?)

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 145150

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kchuplis" <kchuplis at a...> wrote:
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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sydney" <sydpad at y...> wrote:
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> > I still don't understand how DDM!Snape makes him THE hero of the
> > story.  I don't know what Hermionie, or Ron, or Lupin, or Hagrid(or
> > possibly even Regulus Black!) will do to help Harry in the end, but
> > how is Snape helping Harry uniquely damaging to Harry's heroism? 
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> In the olden days, the hero gets the girl. In HP, the hero is whoever 
> gets Voldemort....and it ain't gonna be Snape. DDM!Snape is 
important, 
> but not the hero. I do not get this line of thinking either.
> 
> kchuplis

In the narrowest sense of the word, there can only be one hero, no 
doubt. But redemption is not the same as being the hero. How can it 
threaten someone's very precious notion of who Harry is to see a lesser 
and very troubled character find a measure of redemption? It would only 
deepen and broaden the very basis of the story for characters (Harry, 
as well as others) to gain resolution. No, for the last time, Snape is 
not the hero, but he may very well get some attention this last book, 
and it may not be with an eye towards punishing him for his behaviour 
towards Harry. He may very well demonstrate his own kind of courage. It 
seems that Snape having any peace at the end of this thing brings out 
the anger in people. Why is that?
Jen D