On a frosty night, in the dungeon of Hogwarts замок dwelled a sarcastic, bat-like potions master by the name of Severus Snape.
Most of us here Любовь him, или at the very least, like him. Though I know I liked him from the very beginning when his sarcasm began to show, I also know many of his dedicated Фаны hated him at that time - for bullying Harry.
But, we ask ourselves, why did his Фаны forgive and Любовь him? This Вопрос is rather simple and the answer is without a doubt. Because of his unconditional Любовь for Lily. And, we also ask ourselves, why do we find his Любовь for Lily touching? Because of how he loved her unconditionally, from beginning to end. Because of how he put down his life for her.
But in it, there is one vital thing we may have never thought about: his Любовь is unrequited. His unrequited Любовь is the main reason his Любовь story is so touching; the rest of his sacrifices for Lily merely support that fact.
Let me explain. What if Severus Snape was a tortured young boy who fell in Любовь with his best friend Lily? But what if Lily had fallen in Любовь with him as well? They would get together and marry and Severus Snape would likely never become a deatheater. He would Присоединиться the Order and fight deatheaters and become a potions master. He would Любовь Lily no less than how he would have loved her if she'd married James, but would their Любовь story still be as touching? Severus Snape gets the woman he deserves, the end.
No. He wouldn't stand out in the story anymore. He wouldn't be a lonely, regretful man but a happy man with a family. Yes, we may still feel happy for him if he'd managed to stand out enough to attract our attention but we certainly wouldn't praise him so much; keeping him remembered in our hearts. The only reason we notice him is because his whole life had been suffering; tragic, and his Любовь was unrequited. His unrequited Любовь was backed up by the actions he took and the sacrifices he made for Lily, and finally he gave his life. Let's think: he sacrificed his life for the boy he hated for the woman he loved... who wouldn't be touched by such a tragedy?
Let's admit it, many of us here didn't like Severus Snape until he revealed his Любовь for Lily. After that, we immediately began to Любовь him. It seems to me the reason is quite clear. We feel sorry for him, feel sympathy. I believe JK Rowling killed Snape on purpose. If Snape had lived, his Любовь story again, wouldn't be as touching. Because we treasure life, we think that he'd дана his ultimate sacrifice by giving his life. Though it is a huge blow to us, it is necessary to make sure we are well and truly touched. Though it would have been much еще pleasant if he'd lived, we wouldn't remember him for as long because tragedies are what remains in our hearts the longest.
How JK Rowling portrayed his Любовь is truly admirable, partly because it doesn't exist in real life. It is very realistic but does not exist in rel life. Tell me, who do Ты know has continued loving a person with such passion after they'd decided to marry someone else, after they'd died, after nearly twenty years. Those things only exist in fiction. But most authors portray that unsuccessfully, или not as successfully.
Stephenie Meyer, for example, wrote about how Edward loved Bella and how Bella loved him back... so much that they'd give their lives for each other and die a thousand times. Sounds fake to me. And their Любовь is so perfect that at the end of the story, no one is in the least bit touched. JK Rowling made us shed tears at Severus's misfortune and sufferings. That is the mark of a truly great author.
Most of us here Любовь him, или at the very least, like him. Though I know I liked him from the very beginning when his sarcasm began to show, I also know many of his dedicated Фаны hated him at that time - for bullying Harry.
But, we ask ourselves, why did his Фаны forgive and Любовь him? This Вопрос is rather simple and the answer is without a doubt. Because of his unconditional Любовь for Lily. And, we also ask ourselves, why do we find his Любовь for Lily touching? Because of how he loved her unconditionally, from beginning to end. Because of how he put down his life for her.
But in it, there is one vital thing we may have never thought about: his Любовь is unrequited. His unrequited Любовь is the main reason his Любовь story is so touching; the rest of his sacrifices for Lily merely support that fact.
Let me explain. What if Severus Snape was a tortured young boy who fell in Любовь with his best friend Lily? But what if Lily had fallen in Любовь with him as well? They would get together and marry and Severus Snape would likely never become a deatheater. He would Присоединиться the Order and fight deatheaters and become a potions master. He would Любовь Lily no less than how he would have loved her if she'd married James, but would their Любовь story still be as touching? Severus Snape gets the woman he deserves, the end.
No. He wouldn't stand out in the story anymore. He wouldn't be a lonely, regretful man but a happy man with a family. Yes, we may still feel happy for him if he'd managed to stand out enough to attract our attention but we certainly wouldn't praise him so much; keeping him remembered in our hearts. The only reason we notice him is because his whole life had been suffering; tragic, and his Любовь was unrequited. His unrequited Любовь was backed up by the actions he took and the sacrifices he made for Lily, and finally he gave his life. Let's think: he sacrificed his life for the boy he hated for the woman he loved... who wouldn't be touched by such a tragedy?
Let's admit it, many of us here didn't like Severus Snape until he revealed his Любовь for Lily. After that, we immediately began to Любовь him. It seems to me the reason is quite clear. We feel sorry for him, feel sympathy. I believe JK Rowling killed Snape on purpose. If Snape had lived, his Любовь story again, wouldn't be as touching. Because we treasure life, we think that he'd дана his ultimate sacrifice by giving his life. Though it is a huge blow to us, it is necessary to make sure we are well and truly touched. Though it would have been much еще pleasant if he'd lived, we wouldn't remember him for as long because tragedies are what remains in our hearts the longest.
How JK Rowling portrayed his Любовь is truly admirable, partly because it doesn't exist in real life. It is very realistic but does not exist in rel life. Tell me, who do Ты know has continued loving a person with such passion after they'd decided to marry someone else, after they'd died, after nearly twenty years. Those things only exist in fiction. But most authors portray that unsuccessfully, или not as successfully.
Stephenie Meyer, for example, wrote about how Edward loved Bella and how Bella loved him back... so much that they'd give their lives for each other and die a thousand times. Sounds fake to me. And their Любовь is so perfect that at the end of the story, no one is in the least bit touched. JK Rowling made us shed tears at Severus's misfortune and sufferings. That is the mark of a truly great author.
