Snape's Psychology: WAS: More thoughts on the Elder Wand subplot - Owner?

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> Julie:
> As I recall (and correct me if I'm wrong), you believe Snape
> atoned for his Death Eater days and for relaying the Prophecy
> to Voldemort by turning to Dumbledore, and working for 17 years
> to protect Harry (and later, saving all those he could). But you
> think Snape was still very guilty of being abusive to Harry at
> Hogwarts, both in and out of class. And that is why you are 
> satisfied with his death and feel no sympathy for him or for
> his suffering while he died.

Alla:

Close but not quite. Yes I believe that Snape changed in a sense that he is not going to be tempted by his Death Eater days and he probably atoned for them to general population if that makes sense. However, however, I do not agree that he came even close to atone for relaying Prophecy to Voldemort **to Harry**,again not sure if that makes sense, will be happy to clarify later.  Because since yes I believe he abused Harry in Hogwarts in and out of class, that to me not what person who wants to atone for contributing to taking away from the child the care and kindness of his parents does.

I do not ask for Snape to love or even like Harry, however neither do I think that Snape has any right to say that he atoned for helping to take Harry's parents away from him.

For all these reasons yes I was happy that he is dead and feel no sympathy for him.

Oh and of course because I do not want (in my imagination or if JKR ever decides to go back to Potterverse) to see Harry's kids to hear Snape badmouthing Harry as he badmouthed Harry's dad to him.



>> Julie: 
> It didn't bother me that Petunia got knocked on the head either.
> But what I really what to address is the fact that while you
> dislike Petunia for her treatment towards Harry, you don't wish
> to see her dead, but you did wish to see Snape dead for his 
> treatment of Harry. That is a position that I don't hold at
> all and it honestly confuses me.
> 
<SNIP>

Alla:

We clearly disagree about Snape, but I want to address Petunia briefly. 
Trust me, I find her treatment of Harry's despicable. If she were to put in prizon for that, sure. But dead? No, just too extreme for me, that's all.

By the way, I said I was **glad** to see Snape dead, not that I wanted him to die, you know, I would much preferred him to be thoroughly humiliated by Harry as a payback for what he did(but alas this is not what JKR had in mind lol).

It is **when** he died, I was happy, sort of after the fact, if that makes sense. Sorry, as I said, will be happy to clarify.

JMO,

Alla