Understanding Snape

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, puduhepa98 at ... wrote:
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 It would also  contradict 
> the theme of choices making you what you are.


Alla:

In JKR's world choices show what we are, not make us what we are, so 
if Snape is not as good as he seems :), it would go in perfect 
accordance with his choices showing what kind of person he ALREADY is.

JMO,

Alla, who always thought that JKR's characters are essentialistic in 
very large part ( they do have some room to change IMO, but everybody 
in JKR's world have a huge part of them, who they are)