Look at it this way, George stayed to continue amusing the survivors, and Fred went on to amuse the ones that died. Somebody has to keep them in stiches, right? Although I would have preferred Percy die saving Fred.
One of the saddest parts for me was when Snape wanted Harry to look at him when he was dying. He wanted to see Lily’s eyes one last time was the way I saw it...like he didn’t believe he would be going on to the same place that Lily did.
The best part was having the final fight at Hogwarts and having all the characters there that had been missing for so much of the book.
That struck me too. I was hoping he wouldn't get knocked off. He had such a sad life, he was a good guy who took alot of heat (some deserved!) and the whole thing really hinged on him. He should have lived.
And Tonks and Remus........why did she need to be bumped off? It seems ridiculous to have them have a baby and then kill them off just so Harry could come full circle and be a godfather.
Oh, I hadn't thought of that, but I think you're right!
Ah!
Interesting take.
I thought when he said "Look...at...me" he was imploring Harry to "see the real me" when he put his thoughts into the pensieve.
So sad to see Snape go, but so glad to know the truth about him.
Great complex character.
Alan Rickman plays him so well.
I have heard that interpretation elsewhere, and it certainly makes sense. However, when I read it and the chapter following, I interpreted it as Snape asking Harry to see the real Snape as he viewed the memories in the Pensieve, not the Snape he had known at school.