Internal Snape parallel; showing my age; and a tiny Movie spoiler

[mandolabar]

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I suppose there's a brief movie mention in here that could be a spoiler,
although I'm not sure why you're on this list if you haven't seen the
movie already. Likely several times.

So some space just in case.







Just for my edification, I went back in the archives to see exactly how
long I've been publicly advocating the theory that Snape loved Lily.

A long time.  In an interesting numerical coincidence, 10 years, 10
months, and 10 days--from September 18, 2000, through today.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/1642
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/1642>

And this week, going back and rereading the books with that powerful
scene from the last movie of Snape holding Lily in the back of my mind,
is a striking experience.  I have noticed a parallel, having gotten
through Sorcerer's Stone so far:

Snape's time in the series is bracketed with scenes where he is looking
into Harry's eyes.  The first time Harry sees Snape, the "hook-nosed
teacher" glanced up from speaking to Quirrel "and looked directly into
Harry's eyes."  (forgive a likely misquote, I'm at work and doing this
from memory.)  And Snape dies looking directly into Harry's eyes.  I
don't know if you could call it foreshadowing, but the parallel delights
me.

There are other things; I'm trying to take notes, maybe it'll develop
into something coherent.  But I find it just amazing, coming back to the
series from page 1 of book 1, how much is right there in those first
pages that is important and will matter through the series.

Okay, lunch break is over...

~Amandageist





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