Mourning Snape's life

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 183119

"Lynda Cordova" <sweenlit@> wrote:
> > There was so much potential in Snape's life, but at every 
> > opportunity he chose the easy way, the way his family had taught 
> > him. 

Montavilla47:
> I'll agree that Snape made the wrong choice in his teen years, but 
> I don't agree that he made easy choices.  He never had any easy 
> choices. 

<snip impressive list of examples to support this position>

SSSusan:
And that above <snip> remark of mine probably indicates quite clearly 
that I agree with Montavilla (and Leah, who posted examples as well).


Montavilla: 
> He chose to sacrifice his most private memories in order to 
> fulfill Dumbledore's plan.

SSSusan:
And THIS is the one extremely hard choice which gets me the most.  I 
believe it had to be one of the hardest choices Snape ever made.  I 
found it to be selfless and generous of spirit, a true gift to 
Harry.  Yeah, so maybe it was ultimately the final gift for Lily, but 
still, it had to be exceptionally difficult.

This moment is, for me, one of the most chillingly well-crafted of 
all that JKR wrote in this series.  When Snape whispers, "Look... 
at... me..." it does likely mean that Snape wants one final look 
at "Lily's" eyes, but I am convinced that JKR was also writing a 
Snape who was telling Harry to look *at* him, to look at *what* he 
was giving him, so that he could understand.  

It was, if not precisely a double entendre, still sort of a double 
entendre... a phrase used with two distinct messages or to two 
distinct purposes.

I cannot wait to see this played out in TMWSNBN.  So help me G-d, 
that had better *not* get cut!

Siriusly Snapey Susan