Not getting this one.....

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 143272

"a_svirn" <a_svirn at y...> wrote:
> <SNIP>
> Snape, on the other hand, is only too human. Moreover he's 
> someone Harry knows, has known for years, and, frankly, 
> wherever his loyalties lie, Harry has every reason to hate 
> him. Also, Dumbledore and Sirius are someone Harry has known 
> and loved which is more than can be said about his parents.

Exactly, a svirn!  I have to admit, I'm rather mystified by all 
the argument that Harry's reasons for hating Snape ought not to 
matter. Why, exactly?  I'm also extremely mystified by the idea 
that resolution of this hatred and the things that led to it, 
including Snape's abuse of Harry over the last six years, would 
somehow be cruel or overkill.  Why, exactly?

To bypass all this would, as you imply, drain much of the human
element out of the story.  It becomes a titanic struggle between 
good and evil without a real human touchstone.  Now, I grant you 
JKR might do that.  Her dismissal of Sirius' death showed that 
she is capable of dismissing the human element to further her 
plot and themes.  Having said that, I would never find it good 
writing, or agree that the story can be well-crafted without such 
resolution.


Lupinlore