Severus Snape

[Tiffany B. Clark]

No: HPFGUIDX 178432

zanooda:
 
Yes, me too, I expected the revelation about Snape to be a bigger 
deal :-). However, don't forget that Harry finds out truth about Snape 
at the same time that he finds out that he (Harry, not Snape) is a 
Horcrux and needs to die. Finding out you only have half an hour left 
to live kind of puts everything else in perspective, do you agree? 
Snape's secrets don't seem *that* shocking anymore :-).

Tiffany:

I think the revelation about Snape itself is pretty minor compared with 
the impact it had on Harry.  True that only 30 minutes live puts things 
into perspective for you in a different light.  However, I also felt 
this was when Harry's idea about Slytherins were redefined & Harry had 
his first real coming of age moment also.  Prior to OotP, Harry thought 
that all Slytherins were pretty much the same due to his prior history 
with them, IMO.