good and bad Slytherins/Disappointment and Responsibility

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No: HPFGUIDX 175365

Carol:
> And while Harry could have defeated Voldemort without Sirius Black's 
> help, he could not have done it without Snape's.

SSSusan:
Well, not really, imo.  Please recall the scene at the Ministry where 
Voldemort has possessed Harry.  What was it that forced Voldemort to 
leave Harry without having defeated him?  What was it that meant 
Voldemort could not stay inside of Harry?  Love, of course, and it was 
his love for Sirius, his remembrance of Sirius, that made those 
feelings rise up in Harry and dispel Voldemort.

"And I'll see Sirius again...

And as Harry's heart filled with emotion, the creature's coiled 
loosened, the pain was gone..." [OotP, UK hardback, p. 720]. 


> Carol, who thinks that Harry's choice to name his second son Albus
> Severus tells us that in *his* view Snape is, indeed, fundamentally
> worthy of respect

SSSusan:
Not disagreeing with this part.  Just thinking that Sirius was quite 
*important* as well.


Barbara:
> How very strange. I seem to be living in a very small HP world where 
> my two favorite characters are Sirius Black and Severus Snape.

SSSusan:
Nah, you're not alone, even though it might feel like it at 
times 'round here.  Take a look below:

Siriusly Snapey Susan