LID!Snape rides again (was: High Noon for OFH!Snape)

[puduhepa98 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 149775

>Sydney
>Room of Love, anybody?  This is where I can see the  anti-Snape
'>humiliation' scene or the Snape-lover's catharsis  scene.  Because
>both Snape-lovers and haters, oddly enough, share  the desire to see
>him suffer!  It just seems necessary for him to  break down, so he can
>reform, or re-form himself.  He's got to let  go of trying to 'fix'
>things from the outside, and deal with things on an  emotional level. 
>I think it's so much more frightening to Snape to have  to confront
>himself, and move on to justCarol's forgiveness stage, than  it is for
>him just to hammer forward, just on the other side.  I  think this
>relates back to the stuff about the shadow-side that came up a  few
>weeks ago, that it has to be embraced, and accepted, not attacked  and
>repressed, because it just can't be got rid of.  Snape might  think he
>can get rid of his anguish by Occlumency, by Dark Magic, by  destroying
>Voldemort, but he can't-- his pain is going to stay inside him  until
>he faces it.  

Nikkalmati
 Unfortunately, that would be another story.  The next book will  focus on 
Harry and his tasks.  I think Snape is a take him or leave him  character. Love 
him or hate him.  We will learn more about him and his  past, but I don't 
think we will see any major changes in his thinking and  philosophy, whether he 
survives or not.  Maybe, if he survives, he  will achieve some peace, but we 
won't see it.  We will see Harry  learn to appreciate Snape and accept his help.  
(How JKR will do this after  HBP is a major mystery, but it will happen).  
Snape will learn that Harry,  after Harry matures a bit and becomes less 
self-centered and judgmental, is  not just like James and they will work together.  
Snape was able to keep  his eye on the goal of getting rid of LV even if it 
means working with Sirius,  and we know he hated Sirius.  (Obviously, I don't 
blame SS for what  happened to Sirius at the DOM).
 
Nikkalmati    



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