My HBP Review

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--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Barry Arrowsmith" 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> --- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "susiequsie23" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> How, long, 
> Is a 
> Piece of
> String?
> How many
> Beans make
> Five?
> Have I  
> Used enough
> Spoiler space?
> 
> 
> > Jim:
> > That's one of the big problems with Good!Snape. Exactly how does 
DD's
> > plan take into account that Harry will do everything he can to 
kill
> > Snape on sight?  
> > 
> > 
> > SSSusan:
> > This concerns me, too, Jim.  The *only* thing I can see 
preventing Harry from icing 
> Snape the second he encounters him is if he somehow comes to 
understand the role 
> (Good!)Snape presumably played in 6th year & DD's death.  Given 
Harry's total 
> unwillingness to listen to Snape ["Wait, Harry!  Don't AK me yet! I 
can explain!"  (Yeah, 
> right.)], the *only* way I can see Harry stopping to listen... and 
actually potentially 
> believing in Good!Snape... is if DD's portrait in the Headmaster's 
office has a good long 
> talk with Harry.
> > 
> 
> Yes, that portrait is multi-purpose, I think
> Firstly it's an indication that DD is dead and secondly that he is 
still
> gonna be available for consultations. Mind you, it wouldn't be
> surprising if at some fraught moment Harry either can't get into
> the office or the frame is empty ("The Professor is Out - Try Again 
Later")
> because somewhere will be other potraits of DD. Guesses?
> 
> Harry will still take some persuading, of course - but there is 
another 
> plot device that can be used to put/keep him within the bounds of
> the Dumbledore Plan - bottled memories. He'll get access to some 
really
> important DD memories - maybe involving conversations with Snape.
> 
> I was planning on posting a couple of long think pieces regarding 
HBP in
> the next couple of days. Not now. Best to postpone them for a 
while. 
> Just in the last 24 hours the board has filled up with some 
fascinating 
> thoughts - plus that interview - and what's there  already is more 
than 
> enough to keep me occupied. Right now I'm more interested in reading
> what others consider important and responding to it than in nailing 
up
> my own little list. Plenty of time (2 years at least) to do that.
> 
> Kneasy

Ironically Harry thinks the HBP is not a bad person and HBP turns out 
to be Snape.... Think this may be a clue to Harry finally accepting 
Snape?  

Fran