7 reasons why - The Glass is Half Empty.

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 174867

> Julie H:
> Part of the "ick" factor, even for some of us who were always in 
the DDM!Snape camp, is 
> that the "prince's tale" chapter didn't provide the expected 
redemptive payoff. As 
> portrayed in the revelatory chapter, Snape appears motivated only 
by remose and 
> obsessive love for the dead object of his affections. HIs dislike 
of all students but the 
> Slytherins, and Harry in particular, is very real, not just part of 
his double-agent cover. He 
> never appears to have gotten beyond the notion that he has to 
protect Harry because of 
> his regret that Lily is dead, and because of Harry's physical 
resemblance to Lily (ah, the 
> importance of those eyes). Most disturbingly, his allegiances never 
are clear, imo. He 
> appears to be DDM grudgingly, almost in spite of himself, through 
some idea that this is 
> what he owes Lily -- not through any growing realization that DD's 
side is indeed morally 
> superior to LV's side. He does not seem to have progressed 
from "I'm suffering because I 
> lost Lily" to "I want to be DDM because i'd rather serve good than 
serve evil." He does not, 
> really, appear to have transcended his fascination with the dark 
side, other than the choice 
> he made that resulted in Lily's death. He is DDM solely because he 
loves Lily, not because 
> he loves DD or hates LV.


Jack-A-Roe:
Perception. I think alot of the unresolved feelings you and others 
have is that "you" went into DH expecting there to be a resolution 
between Harry and Snape. It could be because you believed that Snape 
was DDM and were able to overlook Snape actions and attitude towards 
Harry. 

I came from the opposite side. I never liked Snape (I had a teacher 
sort of like him). I didn't feel that if I was Harry, after viewing 
the memories,  I would suddenly name my child after this man. I agree 
completely with your description above of his obsessive love, etc.

The only thing that saves him naming his son Severus is that he 
believes that Snape was brave. I can live with that and I don't need 
a few sentences telling me more. 

I'm not sure Harry ever forgot exactly how Snape acted toward him and 
any sort of face to face resolution would have seemed forced to me 
because I don't believe you could have ever gotten the two of them to 
have a civil discussion.  


Jack-A-Roe