More thoughts on the Elder Wand subplot - Owner?

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 Kemper now:
> Dumbledore asks "Have you grown to care for the boy?"
> Snape replies, "For *him*?". He casts the Patronus charm.
> Dumbledore asks, "After all this time?"
> Snape answers "Always."
>
> Which to me reads that Snape has always cared for the boy. I take 'always' to
have started upon learning of Lily's death, which seems to be when the remorse
occurs.

Alla:

Right, but Patronus Charm is Lily, which to me shows that Snape never cared for
the boy and is indignant how dare Dumbledore to suggest it and shows him who is his inspiration, his love and Dumbledore's
after all his years I read that after all his years since he first came to him
he still loves Lily.

And of course you do not have to take JKR's interview into account, but since to
me it only confirms an author's intent which I already see portrayed in the
text, I do take it into account. And she said that Snape hated Harry till the very end.

I mean, we see the clear indication that Snape did not care swat for Harry when
he first came to Dumbledore, so I do not see where you get especially that he still cared for the boy.

I could see the argument that he changed to care for him, not that I would ever agree to it based on how he treated Harry and the indignation that I see in this scene.

And before you say it, yes I know he protected Harry's life... till Dumbledore told him not to that is, that does not show me that he cared for Harry as person one bit. IMO of course.

> > Alla:
> > Having said that, while I do not believe that Snape changed in this way at
all, I believe that he changed in a sense that he will not be tempted by Dark
Arts.
>
> Kemper now:
> Yeah!


Alla:

LOL :)