Snape! Snape! Snape! Snape! Loverly Snape! Wonderful Snape! (long

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Julie:
<HUGE SNIP>
The only exception is Harry, where Snape does
> let his personal feelings overtake him and has occasionally 
inflicted
> pain on Harry for the purpose of enjoying that pain.

Alla:

I am glad we at least agree on how Snape treats Harry. :-)


Juli:
<SNIP>
> (And, yes, Snape "started" it and basically forced Harry to hate 
him,
> but Harry still has to overcome that hatred or fail his hero's  
quest.)

Alla:

Yeah, agreed on "Snape started it", but want to ask the question 
which I asked in the past, but don't remember the answer from 
anybody from "opposing debating side" :-) Where does it say in the 
books that Harry HAS TO overcome his hatred or fail his quest? No, I 
am not asking for evidence that love will help Harry to win, that is 
crystal clear to me. I am also not asking for evidence that Harry 
will forgive Snape, that is also if not crystal clear to me, then 
definitely very possible. What I am asking I suppose is evidence or 
hints or whatever that if Harry decides not to forgive Snape, he 
will necessarily loose. I am asking for evidence that in order to 
win Harry has to not just feel something positive towards Snape, 
which surely possible if he discovers some information in Snape 
past,which make him pity the man, but also completely overcome the 
feelings of hatred towards someone who hurt him so very badly so 
many times. That is IMO of course.

What I am trying to say again, I guess I just don't see the 
necessity for Harry to feel ONLY positive emotions towards Snape, 
but feel both pity and something more negative at the same time.

I would just find it not very realistic if during one confrontation 
Harry's feelings towards Snape transform from hatred to love. IMO of 
course, it will be something in the middle.

I also don't think that "HAS TO" will play out, because HAS To 
implies to me that Harry will have to force himself to feel 
something good towards Snape. IMO Harry will grant Snape his 
forgiveness rather unexpectedly, maybe even not realising fully why 
he does it, just  that Harry's true nature will shine through.

I don't see Harry telling himself before he goes to bed in book 
7 "must stop hating Snape or will fail my quest". IMO of course.

  
JMO,
Alla, who loves to speculate.