The picture of Lily and Harry

[mcjuels]

No: HPFGUIDX 175011

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

> Harry has just found the letter and picture. He is watching
> himself as a baby riding his broom in and out of the torn
> picture. Later, of course, we discover Snape has the rest
> of the picture. So...has Snape been constantly looking at
> a picture of Lily with baby Harry flitting in and out of
> his portion of the photo?
<SNIP>

McJuels again:

Okay, I can have this conversation with myself.  I think that
Snape looked at that picture of Lily with wee Harry zipping
in and out and he was forced to confront the unfairness of his
hatred for Harry. I also believe that Snape chose the memories
for Harry to view in an effort to make some amends, though a bit
late. When Snape asked Harry to "Look at me!" I choose to believe
that Snape was finally forcing himself to look at Harry and see
him for who Harry is and not who his mother and father were.

I know there is no canon to support this. But the books have
been written. Everything that happens off-page is open for
interpretation. I believe Snape truly wanted Lily's son to
know that he was on the right side. And obviously, it was
important to Harry's ability to beat Voldemort that he
finally understand what motivated Severus Snape. I imagine
that during the intervening nineteen years, Harry spent a
lot of time thinking about Snape and his tragic life.

So, I guess I disagree with the author here, I believe Snape
didn't hate Harry to the last. I hope he came to respect him
a little bit.

Mcjuels (hoping that someone will pause from their discussion
of crucios and criticisms of the author to consider my post.)