[HPforGrownups] re: Tower scene reactions about Snape; different sympath...

[BrwNeil at aol.com]

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In a message dated 11/12/2005 10:07:48 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
ornawn at 013.net writes:

>For  me HBP seems to seal Snape's fate as a tragic person, and I 
>agree to  what has been said before – his chances of surviving Book 
>7, are  really very low. Lower than Voldermort's in a way,  IMO.

I share your opinion of the unlikeliness of Snape surviving Book 7.   Good or 
bad he is a marked man.  Obvious, if he is a true Death Eater and  Voldemort 
supporter, we'll all be cheering for his early demise.  If,  however, he was 
acting on Dumbledore's orders and simply killed a dying man to  prove false 
loyalty, there are still extreme problems. 
 
I doubt that the wizard world considers assisted suiside any more legal  than 
the Muggle world.  An unforgivable curse is unforgivable no  matter what the 
reason.  Even if Dumbledore's portrait tells the world that  Snape is 
innocent, Rowling will have to kill him off or end up being seen  as a supporter of 
assisted suicide.
 
I tend to believe that Snape acted on Dumbledore's orders.  I think  that is 
what they argued about and what had Snape upset and angry.  To  believe 
otherwise is to have our last memory of Dumbledore be as that of a  stupid, too 
trusting old man who was foolish to believe in giving second  chances.   I doubt 
this is the message JKR intends to leave us  with.
 
Snape will probably die saving Harry.  That would eliminate the  problem of 
how the punishment for the AK curse is to be dealt with.  I  don't believe JKR 
has given us the true reason why Snape was distraught at  setting up the 
murders of the Potters.  I'm a member of the camp that feels  Snape hated James 
because he ended up with Lily.  It was because of Snape  intervention with 
Voldmort that Lily was offered a chance to live.
 
Hopefully JKR won't make us wait longer than two years for the  answers.
 
 
Neil




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