Love again...The Lord of the Rings

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 123287


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
> 
>vmonte wrote:
> Sam did turn out to be right about Gollum, if it wasn't for Frodo, 
Gollum wouldn't have been around to leap for the ring and save them 
all in the end. So, even though Gollum could not escape his past or 
the hold the ring had over him, he still saved Frodo. It really 
sounds awfully familiar to me...
> 
> >Renee responded:
> You're right; I'll add "Frodo's pity" to Providence (or 
coincidence, but I believe the former applies). So, basically, what 
we're having here is Choice and Fate working together. Is that what 
you meant by familiar?
> 
> vmonte again:
> Snape reminds me of Gollum. 
> 

Valky:
LOL Vivian! in that case Ron reminds you of Sam, right?

Oh you *do* have me wondering about that now.. Voldemorts method of 
recruiting as DD says, in GOF I think about Dementors, is still 
offering them much more scope for their powers and their pleasures.
I wonder if perhaps you are on to something there, as much as I DO 
like Snape... but JKR alludes to Snape not having fully broken free 
of the power of temptation, like Gollum and the ring.

Ok, before the hate mail starts arriving, I really do think that 
Snape is trying really really hard to resist it all. Could be, DD is 
aware of this struggle but trusts and cares for Severus, for at 
least as long as he can favor him some partway decent existence.