Thanks!

Thanks!

Thank you.  I'm glad you enjoyed it.

So do I.  I honestly feel he is not dead.  Nope.  I mean, they didn't even check his pulse or see if his heart was beating.  They just left him there.

Thank you, that's very sweet. 

Thank you.  We'll have to see.  Poor Severus.  :-/ Even his own creator won't cut him any slack... after all she's had him go through and forced him to do.

Thank you for commenting.

Thank you for commenting. I 'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks.

Thank you for commenting. 

LOL.  I might well use this fic as a jumping off point for future fics, but we'll have to see what the Muse wishes to bless me with and where She wishes to go.  Since I write both het and slash, it could be anywhere. :) 

Thank you, that's kind.  I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you, that's flattering.

Please don't take this as a criticism of your interpretation, because it may well be that is what Rowling had in mind, however, I refute the theory (and Rowling's assertions if she chooses to make them) because I feel there is simply a more compelling and logical reason for his action. Snape has always been a complex and unsentimental character. So for him to stare at Harry's eyes as he dies because they remind him of Lily has to be only a tiny part of his reason, if that is even the reason at all. With the sole exception of the memory where Dumbledore provides the information about the Horcrux within him, the other memories Snape gave Harry weren't necessary. This very fact alone, as well as the content of those extra memories of Lily, is more than enough self-revelation to provide a poignancy, an emotional resonance, to his death.

I find it far more compelling to believe the desperate Snape is hoping against hope that Harry will not merely examine his memories, but will "look at him", as no one really ever did -- as a human being with feelings -- and not merely tar him with the black mark of having been a Death Eater. To look at him, and in so doing, to learn of his mother and his aunt (Harry's only family) in a way no one else had ever known them -- as children who had to come to terms with the magical world.   To look and see that his own childhood had been as bad as Harry's, but that he never had the support, the love, Harry had. That, despite his bad choices, he was still a good man, even if he had been harsh. To ensure Harry, who he has spent most of his life protecting for little gain and a great deal of pain, will understand the significance of his memories and, perhaps, gain his understanding.

Long-winded of me, for which I apologize, but that is my reasoning. I'm glad you enjoyed the fic. Thank you for commenting. :)

Thank you.  This will probably become my "kicking off" fic for other post-DH Snape fics.  I'm really glad Rowling left us wiggle room in this regard. :)

I feel exactly the same way about the wiggle room.   I think a number of us are staking our 'kicking off' points in our need to replace canon with a plausible alternative.  I look forward to seeing what else you choose to do from here.

I never received notification for this (and others') feedback, so apologies for the lateness of response. I'm glad you enjoyed the symbolic elements. I appreciate your comments.

I never received notification for this (and others') feedback, so apologies for the lateness of response. I'm glad you enjoyed the symbolic elements. I appreciate your comments.

Thank you for the feedback.  I'm glad you found it interesting.  I totally ignore whatever JKR says in between books.  IMHO, canon is what is written within the series *only*, not whatever opinion she holds forth nor in any compendium that comes after.  She wrote her saga, and now, Snape's fate lies in goodhearted, kind, loving hands (his fans)... quite probably for the first time in his beleaguered, difficult life.

Thank you for taking the time to comment.  I'm glad you liked the idea. 

Thanks.  Well, Rowling and I have one thing in common - we both like symbolism. :)

Thank you.