[HPforGrownups] Re: Secondary thought on Patronuses

[Kemper]

No: HPFGUIDX 145560

Julie wrote: <snip>
"I found it interesting that his snarky comment about her new patronus
being "weak" was said as something of an afterthought. (And again,
this brief mention was pointless to the plot of HBP, but there must be
some reason JKR introduced the concept!)"


CH3ed responded:
I wonder if that comment isn't meant to show Snape's dismissive
attitude toward love. You know, 'love is for the weak' stuff. That
would possibly be a result of him having a bad experience with it in
the past.

Kemper adds:
When we found out about Remus and Tonks, I reflected back that the 'weak'
comment was directed as a slam against Remus.  It seemed to me that Snape
recognized Tonks' patronus as a wolf and put it together that Tonks pined
for Remus.  My initial reading was that Snape thought Remus a poor/weak
choice for a lover.
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But I like CH3ed's idea that the comment was to show Snape's dismissiveness
or disdain towards love.

Kemper


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