Cedric, Snape and carma was re: Chapter Discussion: Prisoner of Azkaban
Librasmile
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Sun Jun 19 00:44:32 UTC 2011
No: HPFGUIDX 190579
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> Pippin:
> <snip> No one in canon acts with purely selfish motives except
Voldemort, and no one in canon is ever purely unselfish, not even
Harry.
> >
> > So I don't buy that Snape had only evil selfish motives for
accepting Sirius's challenge, or that Cedric had only pure ones
for being in the Tournament.
>
> Alla:
> Yes, no one in canon is purely unselfish even Harry. Of course
Harry as adult names his son after Snape, Snape adult torments the
innocent child whom he already harmed, so to me at least the adults
version of characters are uncomparable. And actually even their
teenage versions, besides wondering in forbidden places sometimes.
>
> But again, no matter how much we are wondering from my original
point and comparing Snape's choices with other characters, my point
is that to go to Shack was Snape's choice, choice which he was
itching to exercise way before Sirius had his "bright" idea to
> share the information. <snip>
Librasmile:
I've lurked for a while and it's been fascinating reading the
discussions of Snape's character, culpability, etc. It's
fascinating also to see how people's biases determine their
conclusions about him. I've read the entire series and having
had time to digest it and read some other essays around the web,
I've come to the conclusion that the morality Rowling portrays
among her characters is seriously skewed and it's endlessly
fascinating to see who picks up on that and who doesn't. =^)
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