The Unloved Son (was Re: Could I be wrong about Snape being evil?)
Tonks
tonks_op at yahoo.com
Mon Aug 7 16:58:21 UTC 2006
No: HPFGUIDX 156653
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lupinlore" <rdoliver30 at ...>
wrote:
>
> It also goes well with a certain psychological view of the Snape-
Harry- Dumbledore triangle. To wit, Snape is incredibly bitter
because he feels himself to be the unloved son in this scenario,
while the father figure lavishes affection and concern on the
younger and (in Snape's eyes) less worthy child.
>
Tonks:
I can see DD in the role of father figure to Snape, not so much to
Harry, but I will go along with it for the moment. DD is the mentor
to both. Snape has become more of an equal to the father, like an
older brother who is an adult would.
I don't think, regardless of what Scrimgeour says, that DD loves one
more than the other. I think he loves Snape and Harry the same. He
also loves Draco. And on the tower he died for them all. Now I guess
you could make a case for Snape "feeling" that DD loves Harry more,
which you have. But I give Snape more credit than that. I think
Snape is a mature man, who is secure with his position with DD. I
think that Snape hates Harry, because DD loves Harry more than his
own live. And Snape loves DD too much to see him give his live for
Harry. Snape does not want DD to give his life for Snape's soul
either. Snape would rather die for DD, than to have DD die for him.
IMO, DD has a spot in his heart for Tom too, and it breaks his heart
to see what Tom has become. I think that DD is sad when someone
makes a choice that destroys the purity of their soul, because DD
loves everyone.
Tonks_op
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