Date: 2004-09-14 12:07 am (UTC)
But...for Snape, the stuffs you mentioned like we don't have many personal details about him that explain his actions or blurry snapshots with no explanation of how he got where he is. We don't know exactly how he came to join the Death Eaters, or what he did there, or why he left ....aren't they crucial revelations for the last two books since they are important key plot elements for the final story outcome?! (I see book 6 and 7 as the final chapters of the entire HP story, book 1-3 are introduction, 4 is turning point, 5 is the set up for finale). The snapshots we've seen so far ARE parts of the character development that will eventually build up to what'll reveal in the last 2 books. Of course we can't know the real reasons why Snape join and left DE in first 5 books because the plot requires Harry to not trust Snape yet. The snapshots like the pensieves scenes or Snape's memories (ex: crying child, fighting parents, alone in bedroom) are only foreshadow clues to the whole picture. There're many stuffs we can't know about Snape yet because they're crucial to the main plot, that's why they've only been hinted and revealed (slowly) book by book.

And I for one do see changes in Snape (in dealing with Harry) by the end of book 5. Even it's very subtle. First his reactions to Harry's memories in the occlumency classes/ You can argue that he asked those questions out of curiosity or out of malice. It's ambiguous but at least by asking we clearly know that Snape did take in those new revelations which were contradictory with what he thought Harry was. Also, he did not make fun or humiliate Harry once with those memories. Then I see another subtle change in the reaction Snape gave Harry at the staircase scene. Snape didn't act his usual "how dare you arrogant brat, just like your father, 50 points from Gryfindor" to Harry at all. He stared at Harry first (legilimency?), then said "Put that wand away" and only took 10 points. Well it's only my interpretation of course.

As for Draco, it's a complete different case. As much as I find him interesting, I think there's not much details or foreshadows about him because they don't really matter to the story as a whole. The story don't need those informations for the next two books (or should I say, the author seems to feel that they're not needed. Just to be clear that it's not *my* opinion that Draco doesn't matter, just in case the Slytherin fans get ready to bash me, it's merely my interpretation of what the Author seems to think). Therefore there's never much revelations or or build up in the existed five books about Draco other than what's present at face value.
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