Comments on: Return to Potterville http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/08/16/return-to-potterville/ Rational Life Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:49:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Christine Valada http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/08/16/return-to-potterville/#comment-964 Christine Valada Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:37:57 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/08/16/return-to-potterville/#comment-964 Snape does not love Harry. Snape's love, such as it is, is totally for Harry's mother. He can't get past Harry's father to extend his love of Harry's mother to Harry. Harry, with his "eyes like his mother's," is all that is left of Lily. Lily is clearly the only person who was ever the object of Severus' affection and it is his guilt about her death which binds him to Dumbledore's plans. Much as we would like it to be that Severus secretly loves Harry, it just isn't true. But he is a very skilled wizard and has used that skill for the greater good, which Harry does recognize ("the bravest man I ever knew.") Being in bed for six days gave me the opportunity to read all seven books back to back to back, and I've been particularly pouring over the end of six and the end of seven to get everything sorted out. Snape does not love Harry. Snape’s love, such as it is, is totally for Harry’s mother. He can’t get past Harry’s father to extend his love of Harry’s mother to Harry. Harry, with his “eyes like his mother’s,” is all that is left of Lily. Lily is clearly the only person who was ever the object of Severus’ affection and it is his guilt about her death which binds him to Dumbledore’s plans. Much as we would like it to be that Severus secretly loves Harry, it just isn’t true. But he is a very skilled wizard and has used that skill for the greater good, which Harry does recognize (”the bravest man I ever knew.”)

Being in bed for six days gave me the opportunity to read all seven books back to back to back, and I’ve been particularly pouring over the end of six and the end of seven to get everything sorted out.

]]> By: Kathy H. http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/08/16/return-to-potterville/#comment-967 Kathy H. Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:40:03 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/08/16/return-to-potterville/#comment-967 Melinda, I like your ending better than Rowling's, but I think she gave us the ending she intended to give all along. I guess we'll just have to wait for your book in the spring! Please remind us of its title? --Kathy H. Melinda, I like your ending better than Rowling’s, but I think she gave us the ending she intended to give all along.

I guess we’ll just have to wait for your book in the spring! Please remind us of its title?

–Kathy H.

]]> By: Melinda http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/08/16/return-to-potterville/#comment-968 Melinda Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:32:57 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/08/16/return-to-potterville/#comment-968 Hi, Chris, I know you told me that Rowling said that Snape was incapable of love beyond Lily, but that isn't how I read what she put on the page. Page 687 to be exact. Snape is horrified at how coldly calculating Dumbledore has been. I guess Snapes line of "Always" could be only about Lily, but that isnt how it reads in context. The title of my novel is THE EDGE OF REASON. As to Star Trek being a difficult show. There were 47 writers over seven years. That is unheard of in Hollywood. Most staffs are far more stable than that. That should give you some idea. Hi, Chris, I know you told me that Rowling said that Snape was incapable of love beyond Lily, but that isn’t how I read what she put on the page. Page 687 to be exact. Snape is horrified at how coldly calculating Dumbledore has been. I guess Snapes line of “Always” could be only about Lily, but that isnt how it reads in context.

The title of my novel is THE EDGE OF REASON.

As to Star Trek being a difficult show. There were 47 writers over seven years. That is unheard of in Hollywood. Most staffs are far more stable than that. That should give you some idea.

]]> By: Melinda http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/08/16/return-to-potterville/#comment-969 Melinda Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:34:23 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/08/16/return-to-potterville/#comment-969 I may be off on the 47 writers. Ricky and Hans did a "Wall of Shame" that had a list of all the writers on Next Generation and that was only through the first three seasons. I just don't want to be accused of making stuff up, so I will put in the caveat. If anybody has an exact count as to the staff turn overs on Next Gen I would be interested in seeing it. I may be off on the 47 writers. Ricky and Hans did a “Wall of Shame” that had a list of all the writers on Next Generation and that was only through the first three seasons. I just don’t want to be accused of making stuff up, so I will put in the caveat. If anybody has an exact count as to the staff turn overs on Next Gen I would be interested in seeing it.

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