CHAPDISC: HBP8, Snape Victorious

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 146624

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> Sherry:
> > 
> > 15.  How do you feel about Harry's savage comment that at least 
it 
> means
> > Snape will be gone by the end of the year?  Did Harry's comment 
> about
> > keeping his fingers crossed for another death disturb you? 
Alla:

I now read what others said and can offer my answer to this question -
NOPE it did not disturb me at all. Harry IMO has ALL the reasons in 
the world to hate Snape and unless he starts making preparations to 
actually kill him, I am not bothered. Actually scratch that, unless 
it will turn out that Snape is a good guy, I will not be bothered by 
Harry's desire to kill Snape, because I am pretty confident that 
Harry will not carry out his preparations at the end, whether Snape 
is loyal to Dumbledore or not. If Snape is evil, I am confident 
enough to make the prediction that he will not be killed by Harry's 
hand.

Was it SSSusan who said that we all wish bad things to those who hurt 
us sometimes? And Snape IMO certainly hurt Harry PLENTY of times. 

Come to think of it, I am not sure at all why I am so strangely not 
bothered by Harry's attempts to cast Unforgivables. I mean, Harry is 
my favorite character, so I should worry by what appears to 
be "temptations" to the Dark side, but for some reason I am not at 
all.

Maybe because I believe JKR's interviews and I took her words that 
Harry will not go to the Dark side to heart, so I am not worried 
about it.

Maybe I think that JKR is not that interested in the "temptation" 
theme and explored it to the extent she wanted in the HBP. I think 
that book was Harry's biggest temptation and yes, the book was able 
to seduce him couple of times IMO, but I am satisfied that Harry was 
horrified enough and will not continue casting the curses he has no 
clue about.

As to Harry trying to cast Unforgivables, Dumbledore seemed to think 
that he is of pure heart regardless of that, so probably that adds to 
me not worrying AND the fact that Harry tried them at the moments of 
HUGE emotional distress, just witnessing  the murder of the loved 
ones and STILL did not have enough intent to cast it properly.

Nope, I am not worried. Harry's attempts to use Dark magic only make 
his journey more interesting to me, since I think that his ability to 
Love is too strong to allow him to slip into Darkness.

JMO,

Alla