Christian Forgiveness and Snape (was Would Harry forgiving )

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 164296

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


> It's Harry who has something to forgive Snape for, whether he 
killed 
> Dumbledore on Dumbledore's orders or not. Not only has Snape 
> objectively treated him badly, it was his intentional bad act that 
> put Harry in the position he's in now and killed his parents. This 
> is what Dumbledore claims Snape has remorse over.
> 

Okay.  So (and I'm not arguing, I just want to get it straight) Harry 
is the one who must forgive Snape.  Dumbledore, you say, has not 
forgiven Snape but given him the chance to make "amends."

So, do you see DD as wanting to create an opening of forgiveness for 
Snape?  In other words, is part of his amends supposed to be earning 
Harry's forgiveness (or at least recieving it, because earning and 
forgiveness are tricky concepts particularly in the context of 
Christian theology)?  If that is the case, then our dear Bumblebee 
has been even more inept than he seems.


Lupinlore, who doubts that JKR thinks this deeply about the 
situation, in any case