DD's sacrifice and Snape sacrifice WAS: Love was Re: Lily's protection

[lupinlore]

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Kchuplis wrote:
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And my last thought, at this time is, what kind of protection did 
DD 
> impart to Harry with his sacrifice? I am of the opinion (we shall 
> see) that Snape was well within DD's confidence to kill him in 
order 
> to protect both Harry and Draco. Draco is not yet a lost cause. He 
> has not yet killed and moreover, does not really want to...yet. I 
> still believe that DD is not such an idiot that his trust in Snape 
> was a complete mistake. The end of HBP was a true (to borrow a 
Star 
> Trek phrase) Kobayashi Maru situation...a no win situation that is 
a 
> test of character. 
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Lupinlore:
That would be fascinating and moving -- if Snape were the hero of 
the series.  But he's not, and making the Tower Scene about Snape's 
terrible decision and (implied) strength and nobility of character 
essentially, IMO, tries to change that fact.  This is "Harry Potter 
and ...." not "Severus Snape and his Redemption" or "Severus Snape 
and the Kobayashi Maru."  

JKR has made great emphasis that the reason she killed by Dumbledore 
and Sirius was because Harry had to face his destiny "alone" (i.e. 
helped and supported only be his peers).  Making Snape a "superspy" 
or a "tragic hero" not only severely undercuts Harry as the hero of 
the series, it also makes JKR herself into a liar -- which I don't 
think she is (even if she does sometimes get her details mixed up).

Lupinlore