Greatest creation

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 173374

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rowena_grunnionffitch" 
<G3_Princess at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "susanbones2003" <rkdas@>
> wrote:
> 
> > That is entirely the point, that he was damaged goods before and
> > after.
> > His love for Lily, his desire to redeem something of worth from 
his
> > actions gave him what little value as a human that he had.
> 
> 
>  I don't think Snape had only a little value.
> 
> Those of us that wanted him to be more than that, wanted him to be a
> > truly worthy character, a Sydney Carton, we were, I was, taken 
aback
> > that his arc could be dealt with in such a pragmatic and almost 
flat
> > way. Snape loved Lily. Snape betrayed Lily and James. Snape lived 
the
> > rest of his life trying to make up for that.
> 
> 
>   With great dedication and at great risk. I don't quite see why 
that
> is a problem. After all isn't DD himself motivated by his grief and
> guilt over his little sister's death?
> 
> rowena_grunnionffitch


Hi Rowena,
Your post escaped me until just now. I don't think you and I disagree 
in essentials. Yes, Snape did show great dedication and demonstrated 
he was willing to take amazing and frightening risks to honor his 
memory of Lily. I think what saddened me, left me bereft (and I was 
not seriously Snapey, ever) was with what little fanfare his story 
was put to bed. I, quite mistakenly it seems, considered his 
redemption to be of prime importance to the whole story. It was, 
indeed, essential, foundational, but received somewhat less attention 
than I expected. So many people's sacrifices were necessary to 
achieve this victory that Snape didn't stand out. He simply did his 
part and was disposed of. Yes, yes, Harry recognized in the end what 
Snape had done, the true nature of his role, but I guess I wanted 
more. A chance for Harry to have to tell Severus he understood and 
had been wrong. That's asking a lot, now that I think about it. But 
it seemed Severus was somewhere far in the back of things, hardly 
seen, dealt with quickly and *poof* gone.
Jen D. (not sure how one mourns a brave but flawed character...)