As we say, Rowling put too much meat on the fire, and then forgot to explain why such things were there, because the story was about Harry, you know, not about all the other characters she invented as backgrounds. What did Snape do as a Death Eater? Mystery. Why does Slytherin house exist if all the teachers believe they're evil, and actually put this belief into the young people's mind? As Snape tells Dumbledore in a one-shot by *ls269:
""You can't pull children away from their friends at the age of eleven, pronounce them to be ambitious, make them sleep, eat and socialize with other children you've decided are ambitious, disapprove of everything they do, show preferential treatment to their enemies, and then pretend to be surprised when they turn out to be ambitious enough to kill. You decided, ten years ago, that I would kill for my own advancement." He leaned his chin on his upturned palm, and muttered sourly: "And everyone said you were the cleverest wizard in the world. I didn't realize I could argue with you, until now."http://ls269.deviantart.com/art/Days-of-Dunder-156614308 (how do you add links on lj?)
Why doesn't Dumbledore Obliviate Snape after overhearing the Prophecy? Only to make him feel guily because of the red-haired Gryffindor's impending death? (you already wrote, once, about the inconsistencies in the timing of the Prophecy's delivery and Snape's overhearing Trelawney.
And I can't understand how someone who should be devastated by sense of guilt could at the same time be also self-confident and dignified.
Not to mention the fact that Voldemort is the most lame villain in history.
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Date: Monday, 10 January 2011 05:37 pm (UTC)What did Snape do as a Death Eater? Mystery.
Why does Slytherin house exist if all the teachers believe they're evil, and actually put this belief into the young people's mind? As Snape tells Dumbledore in a one-shot by *ls269:
""You can't pull children away from their friends at the age of eleven, pronounce them to be ambitious, make them sleep, eat and socialize with other children you've decided are ambitious, disapprove of everything they do, show preferential treatment to their enemies, and then pretend to be surprised when they turn out to be ambitious enough to kill. You decided, ten years ago, that I would kill for my own advancement." He leaned his chin on his upturned palm, and muttered sourly: "And everyone said you were the cleverest wizard in the world. I didn't realize I could argue with you, until now." http://ls269.deviantart.com/art/Days-of-Dunder-156614308 (how do you add links on lj?)
Why doesn't Dumbledore Obliviate Snape after overhearing the Prophecy? Only to make him feel guily because of the red-haired Gryffindor's impending death? (you already wrote, once, about the inconsistencies in the timing of the Prophecy's delivery and Snape's overhearing Trelawney.
And I can't understand how someone who should be devastated by sense of guilt could at the same time be also self-confident and dignified.
Not to mention the fact that Voldemort is the most lame villain in history.