Harry's potential father figures (was Re: Snape as father figure)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 131044

Pippin:
> I want to see him start relating to Snape as an adult, 
<snip>
 And I think it will be a  revelation to Snape if 
> > Harry treats him this way. 
> > 
> > I would like to see Harry realize that he doesn't need to punish 
> his  oppressors to feel empowered against them. And that will be a 
> > revelation too.
> 
Lupinlore: 
> That would be...insipid.  Sunday school lessons have no place in
non-
> religious literature.  Of course, the extent to which this is a non-
> religious story is itself a matter of debate.  In any case, this 
> would turn the Potter story into an After School Special, which 
> would be seriously revolting.

Pippin:

I'm not sure what you mean by Sunday school lessons and After
School Specials. The  Sunday school I attended was more on the
order of " the wicked will get what's coming to them" and I've 
never watched an After School Special. I'm not being snarky,
I'm genuinely curious as to what in canon you feel supports the
idea that Harry will only feel truly powerful when he's made
Snape suffer, if that's what you're getting at.

 The punishers and would-be punishers, Voldemort, 
Snape,the Dursleys, Sirius and Lupin, Filch, all seem to be acting 
from a sense of weakness and disempowerment.

But as for the place of religious themes in popular literature, have 
you looked at the NYTimes best-seller list lately? (Discussion of
this not related to canon should go to OT-Chatter)

Pippin