Snape's death scene

[koinonia02]

No: HPFGUIDX 174184

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jkoney65" <jkoney65 at ...> wrote:

> 
> At that point he should have started throwing curses and working his 
> way out the door. Voldemort just said he was going to kill him. After 
> all he still has a mission to finish. Instead I believe he froze up 
> under the threat, knowing he was going to fail in his mission.
> 
> To me this is a great contrast to Harry who always fights til the end.


"K":

Snape didn't freeze. I think Carol's response (Message #174164) was
pretty much right on.

What bothers me so much about this series, especially the last book,
is the portrayal of Harry being so dang perfect. Almost every other
character has to have some flaw or fail in some way except for dear
Harry. Because of JKR's overdone-Hero!Harry-coming-to-the-rescue,
usually in front of a crowd, btw, I found Harry slipping down my
'favorite' list with each book.

To think for one moment that Severus Snape didn't fight to the end,
that he froze, is well...untrue as far as I'm concerned. I guess one
can read this scene as they wish.

You know, it doesn't take anything away from Harry being the Great One
if another character suffers a great loss, is a hero in some way,
fights to the end and is brave. 

"K"