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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