Snape again/Love and Vengeance/Ending

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 146024

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "zgirnius" <zgirnius at y...> wrote:
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If we buy 
> that the poisonous nature of the Snape/Harry relationship is at the 
> root of the failure of all parties to work together to solve the 
> puzzle, then Snape IS put in his position as a consequence of his 
> behavior towards Harry. 

Yes, that would indeed help to meet the requirements of both 
positions.  I personally would find DDM!Snape incredibly silly and 
unbelievable, but this would be a way of addressing both the DDM! and 
karmic aspects.  But as you say, how to bring all that out?

It does seem that a confrontation of some sort is in store.  Will it 
be before or after the vanquishing of Voldemort?  Certainly Harry will 
be in a stronger position after the vanquishing.  We have, most of us, 
assumed that he must deal with Snape in some way before dealing with 
Voldy, but maybe not.  Perhaps the confrontation will come after -- 
and that would certainly mean Harry would have the upper hand.  
Perhaps Snape is trying to avoid Azkaban and needs to explain himself 
to Harry?

Like you say, Snape having to reach Harry on an emotional level is 
something he would deeply hate to do, and if he has to do it from a 
position of weakness, then the demands of karmic payback would be 
nicely satisfied.  Of course, this posits a live Snape, which seems a 
stretch.  His entire character is associated with the past, and his 
demise seems the inevitable end of his story arc once the issues of 
the past are revealed and settled.  Also, how could he ever fit into 
wizarding society again, having killed Dumbledore -- even if he is 
DDM, silly and unbelievable as that would be?


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