What about Minerva? And Snape as a big softie?

[Aida Costa]

No: HPFGUIDX 172298

I agree with what's already been said but must add this:  Why was
Minerva given such little page space??  I would have liked to see a
proper epilogue in which Harry speaks to Minerva in the
Headmaster's/Headmistress' office in front of Dumbledore's and Snape's
portraits.  (And where's Snape's portrait???)

Minerva was Harry's Head of House and a very important figure
throughout the series - I wonder if she was one of the people that got
a reprive?  That would make sense to me because it seems JKR didn't
know what to do about a proper ending.  Conversely, Remus' and Tonks'
deaths seem very tacked-on, to me.

I didn't mind the sappy shippiness of the 'Nineteen Years Later'
pseudo-epilogue (it *IS* a children's book!), but prior to that
chapter I would have liked a proper epilogue.  Just narration even, no
dialogue required.  What about the funerals?  What about restoring the
Ministry?  What about Harry telling the Order members about the
pensieve scene?

Anyway, 'Snape as Heathcliffe' is a little puke-inducing because I
think Heathcliffe had no redeemable characteristics at all, but at
least Snape is a big softie underneath it all.  However, his death was
so cold and unfeeling.  Couldn't he at least have had a scene trying
to defend himself???

As for Snape's love for Lily seeming creepy and obsessive - I think
she wrote him as being wracked with guilt for getting her killed.  How
could that ever leave anyone's mind??  Even Dumbledore was wracked
with guilt over Ariana and Harry was wracked with guilt over Sirius!

Ultimately, I take the theme of the series to be 'Love conquers all'.
 Love will redeem people and love is what's most important.

Aida