Mourning Snape's life - Objective Truth

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 183120

--- "kamion53" <kersberg at ...> wrote:
>
> I sort of read the death of Snape as an easy way out of a plot
> knot.
>
> ... 
> 
> Killing him off was a more easy solution then giving him a 
> future as the most despised wizard in history.
> 
> He deserved better.
> 
> kamion
>

bboyminn:

Consider what it appeared that Snape had done in killing 
Dumbledore. How could anyone, especially Harry, ever be made
to believe Snape when he told Harry what he had to do? Yet,
that was exactly what Snape's instructions from Dumbledore
were. To tell Harry the whole truth in the final hours of
the inevitable battle. But again, how could Harry be made to
accept that truth as reality.

The only way was a death bed confession or dying declaration. 
Snape would have nothing to gain at the moment of death from 
lies. Also, we know the Penseive doesn't lie. Memories can be
altered or blocked out, but they can never be lies; they are 
fully objective.

I wondered about this as we were pondering what might happen
in the final book, and, as far as I was concerned, one of the
greatest mysteries was how Snape would bring Harry around to
his way of thinking. I couldn't imagine how that could 
possibly happen with the animosity between them so great. 

But, JKR found a way that satisfied everything. She found away
for Snape to give Harry clear objective truth in a way that 
Harry would never question. 

So, I ask, if not this way, then in what way?

Steve/bboyminn