Harry IS Snape!

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 141165

My apologies for that last, incomplete post!
 
 
Elyse wrote:
Elyse here wou has got to  congratulate Julie on an excellent post  
and begs for permission to use part of it to make a Remorseful!Snape  
case.
 


Julie:
Absolutely! I'm all for Remorseful!Snape :-)
 
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Julie earlier:
> It's an interesting irony. Snape believes Harry  *is* just like 
James, 
> yet Snape never saw and still does not see  the whole James  Potter,
> the boy who grew out of his childish ways  to become a good  man, 
> and died with dignity. If Harry learns to  see the whole  Snape--not
> just the mean, vindictive teacher, but  the man who stayed loyal
> to Dumbledore no matter what was asked of him,  and who helped
> (will help) Harry defeat Voldemort both by protecting  him  and 
giving
> him tools he'd need for that final battle, even  if Snape did so 
with  a
> great deal of belligerence--then Harry  will win in a way that Snape
> never can and never will--by becoming not  just a hero, but a good 
> man, just like his father.
>   

Elyse: Would it be too much of a stretch to wonder if Snape is the  
one to whom this happens? In the remote possibility that Snape 
survives  Book 7, maybe he will see the side of Harry that he has 
refused to  acknowledge. If he can overcome his myopic vision of 
Harry, he may finally  (and about time!) grow up! Then he and Harry 
can share the growing out of  resentment process and finally have the 
spirit of forgiveness break down the  invisible hatred between the 
two.
I'm not saying theyre going to hug each  other and rush off into the 
sunset. Snape will still be slightly nasty,  sullen, sarcastic etc 
but there may be no more picking on Harry. Just a sort  of truce 
where each goes his own way separately and live without outright  
hate of the other person 
 
Julie now:
This is exactly what I hope happens too. I focused on Harry 
because he is central to the story, and IMO, he *must* let go 
of his anger and hate and forgive Snape, or he will never be 
able to defeat Voldemort and achieve "hero" status. And while
it's not absolutely necessary to the story that Snape also
let go of his anger and hate, and see Harry for who he really
is, I'd very much like for it to happen. 
 


Julie earlier:
>> If this can be considered a theory, how  about:  Harry  *Isn't* 
Snape, So
> Yes, Forgiving Is  Tantamount To Obtaining Self-possession, And 
Most 
> Importantly,  Achieving Manhood Not Oppressively Tainted.
> Translation to acronym:  H.I.S.S.Y. F.I.T. T.O. S.A.M. I. A.M. 
N.O.T.

Elyse:
How about  
Forgiveness And Love: Severus' Egregious Path Rerouted to Eschew The  
Evil, Neutralizing Small-Minded Envious Sorcerer

In acronym form:  FALSE PRETENSES
where the central premise of the ship, or rather the  lifeboat, would 
be that Harry forgives Snape who is transformed by the  powers of love
(from Dumbledore) and forgiveness (from Harry) into a slightly  less 
caustic man, but is still nasty enough to be a thoroughly unpleasant  
person. ;-)

Julie:
I like this theory! I'd like to see Snape redeemed and  transformed,
but not so much that he's unrecognizable. He just wouldn't be the
same if he actually became pleasant to be around!
 
Julie
 









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