Hero types / Why Snape must ultimately be a hero

[minluko]

No: HPFGUIDX 152044

> Betsy Hp:

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> And, while this one will be more controversial, I count Snape's look
>of hatred and revulsion when he throws the killing curse at
>Dumbledore to be evidence of internal and self-directed feeling.
>IOWs the hatred and revulsion is for himself.  Which again points to
>internal torture.


minluko:

You might be right about this. Did you notice that Snape's feelings in
the tower scene and Harry's in the cave (when he has to force-feed DD
that horrible potion) are described almost in the same words?

Snape: "...there was revulsion and hatred..."

Harry: "Hating himself, repulsed by what he was doing..."

But I think it's possible that Snape just hates DD for what DD makes
him do.