Snape's role

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No: HPFGUIDX 176549

> Angel
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> Here is my view of Snape's role in the Potterworld.  Without Snape 
there
> would not have been a Harry Potter.  <SNIP> In Snape's own words - 
(apologies no book at hand) When Snape came to enlist
> Dumbledore's help in saving the original trio (James, Lily, Harry) 
he spoke
> only about Lily and Dumbledore rebuffed that the prophecy spoke  
not of a
> woman.  Snape's reply was - "that's why he think's it's her", 
because it was
> Snape who overheard the prophecy and Snape who delivered the 
faulted
> prophecy and Snape who inadvertently casted a hero out of Harry 
and brought
> about Voldemort's demise long before the initial rook was moved.
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Alla:

Without Snape the story of Harry's life would have been much 
different, very true and we would not have it as it was in the story 
we read.

But without Snape, if we look at the story from within the story, ( 
in my mind meaning as if the characters as "real"), the "boy" named 
Harry Potter would still been born in that world.

Except that boy would have a chance to grow up with mother and 
father and not to be a "Chosen one", would have a normal life, a 
family, possibly a godfather, who would never went to jail.

Granted his parents could still die in the war OR NOT. They would 
not have to hide and use a Secret Keeper though.

Somehow I think Harry would love his life to be without Snape 
shaping it as it turned out. 

JMO,

Alla