Actually, I haven't read your other essays. But I will, 'cuz regardless of our disagreements concerning a few things, I pretty much agree with every other thing you wrote.
I wrote a similar essay about a hundred years ago and have no idea where it went. Now repentance has two sides. The one and one's victim(s). And it also is in close relationship with the concept of justice. I won't go into detail about what justice is, but I will say this: Justice too has two sides: Punishing a crime is one of them, satisfying the victim is the other.
Now if one was to steal candy from a grocery store, and regrets it later, he can simply go back to the store the next day, return it, apologize and maybe even help the store owner clean the place, and he's redeemed. But when one, say, kills people, causes dead, that's when it gets trickier.
Now Snape may do all the good in the world, he can save babies and puppies, cure the kids and feed homeless kittens. And apparently he will. (Do good that is, Snape hates puppies :-D) And it's likely he'll end up dead.
So for the sake of the discussion, let's assume he will live to see the end of the series, be forgiven by the Wizengamot and go on to teach in Hogwarts. But Harry's parents will still be dead. Don't you think he has to try to make it up to Harry? At least apologize? Not now, and it wasn't possible before, but after everything is said and done?
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Date: 2007-06-14 07:55 pm (UTC)I wrote a similar essay about a hundred years ago and have no idea where it went. Now repentance has two sides. The one and one's victim(s). And it also is in close relationship with the concept of justice. I won't go into detail about what justice is, but I will say this: Justice too has two sides: Punishing a crime is one of them, satisfying the victim is the other.
Now if one was to steal candy from a grocery store, and regrets it later, he can simply go back to the store the next day, return it, apologize and maybe even help the store owner clean the place, and he's redeemed. But when one, say, kills people, causes dead, that's when it gets trickier.
Now Snape may do all the good in the world, he can save babies and puppies, cure the kids and feed homeless kittens. And apparently he will. (Do good that is, Snape hates puppies :-D) And it's likely he'll end up dead.
So for the sake of the discussion, let's assume he will live to see the end of the series, be forgiven by the Wizengamot and go on to teach in Hogwarts. But Harry's parents will still be dead. Don't you think he has to try to make it up to Harry? At least apologize? Not now, and it wasn't possible before, but after everything is said and done?
And by the way, do you mind if I friend you?