Harry Potter in general - Above and Below - SNAPE

[Margaret Fenney]

No: HPFGUIDX 190602

> > Steve:
>
> > The key characters who died were all people who stood above Harry. They
> were all people to whom Harry could turn in time of trouble. But, everyone
> who stood above Harry to which he could have
> > turned is gone, and that is exactly how JKR planned it.
>
> When the final battle came, Harry had to stand alone at the top of the
> heap, with no one above him to come to his aid. All the weight had to fall
> on Harry, as it certainly did.
>

Bookcrazzzy:

What about McGonagall, Arthur and Molly Weasley, Hagrid?  JKR was able to
isolate Harry physically and, more importantly, emotionally (by giving him
the understanding that he had to die) at the right moment in time so that
all the weight fell on Harry.  I don't think that everyone above Harry had
to or did die in order for that to happen.

Steve:
> Relative to Snape, I think it played out just as JKR planned it. She did
not want Harry and Snape to have that moment of mutual understanding. She
did not really want Harry to know the extent to which
> Snape was on the good side. If he had know, he would have acted
differently, he would have tried to appeal to Snape for help, and that was
help that just could not be given.

Bookcrazzzy:

I agree.  If Harry and Snape were to have that moment of mutual
understanding, it would have had to be after the battle with Snape surviving
and that simply couldn't be given the storyline and Snape's multiple pivotal
roles.