Train Station Dream

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No: HPFGUIDX 176294

 Pwrmom2 wrote:

>    I thought your interpretation was beautiful.  I am adding that to
> my imagination.  I waited until this weekend to read 7 for the 2nd
> time and, of course, picked up a lot I missed since I wasn't just
> trying to get through the story to see what happened.  I've thought a
> lot about Snape.  Actually started rereading the whole series after
> reading 7 last month and I look at Snape in a whole new light.  I
like
> this resolution you made.
>

I too found that I had to re-read the earlier books to look at Snape
again in the light of Book 7. I had had trouble equating the end of PoA
with Snape being 'Good'. But on re-reading it, he was conistent in his
actions but his actions were wholly driven by his belief that Sirius
Black was the Potter's betrayer. He refused to listen to any other
explanation because of his hatred of Sirius who had bullied him along
with James.

I find that my opinion of Sirius has changed too. He seemed a heroic
figure and gets a 'heroes' death and is in some ways heroic. But he is
also a shown to be a bully and unable to empathise with
others 'inferior' to himself (Kreacher) or just different (Snape). That
is his tragedy of course and the cause of  his death by Kreacher's
betrayal.

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