Good ol' Harry Potter....again

Well, here I sit in front of the computer....because I can't sleep. My 3-year-old has been up most of the night throwing up. But at least the baby is still sleeping. Being a single-mom is not easy. I don't recommend it.:) I don't plan to stay single for much longer either.:) I'm still in the process of weeding out the horrible bad things in my life. Thank goodness the Lord has mercy and can work miracles through others (to help make up for what Satan does....through others).

Thinking back to Harry Potter.:) Snape (a former Death-Eater) is a very complex character. Through the whole 7-book series you just can't figure him out. Is good or is he bad?? Up until the last few chapters of the 7th book I was pretty sure I had him figured out. I suspected that he was in-love with Harry's mother, Lilly (which turned out to be right). But yet, if he had love in his heart how could he have killed Dumbledore? It didn't make sense. So I drew the conclusion that although he loved Lilly, his hatred for James turned to more hatred for Harry, and thus he allowed his hatred for Harry to penetrate his heart and he betrayed Dumbledore (making him a true follower of Voldemort).

The scene in the movie, where we finally get an explanation of who Snape really is, is a good illustration. We see that his love for Lilly overcame his desire to follow Voldemort. He was horribly grieved when she died. And he swore to protect her son that she died for. BUT the ONLY person who knew the truth of that was Dumbledore, for Dumbledore also swore that he wouldn't tell anyone under the request of Snape. Harry only (up until the end) ever saw the bad in Snape. He always felt Snape's eye watching him as if he had "something in" for him. Plus Snape only saw in Harry an image that he loathed (Harry's father James), thus making him judge Harry as being an arrogant swine (something Harry definitely wasn't). Dumbledore, however saw something completely different in Harry that pulled Harry threw what he ultimately had to do. Because Snape trusted Dumbledore's judgment and because of his love for Lilly he continued to risk his life to protect Harry (unseen). Harry never saw this until the end (after Snape was killed). Snape didn't kill Dumbledore out of hatred. He killed Dumbledore because Dumbledore was dying and it was the only way Snape could gain the full trust of Voldemort so he could remain a "double-agent" (for lack of a better term). Thus helping Harry bring "you-know-who" down.

Wow, such brilliance!! Who can ever say that they don't like Harry Potter....really?? We can be so deceived of the truth by our own perspectives!! Again, I say watch what you are listening to. Satan would have us believe the worst in people. Where as Christ would have us see the best in people. What you "hear" others say about you also is an indicator of who you are listening to. If you are always afraid of the judgment of others, that could be an indicator that you listen to Satan far more than you should. Brilliant, I tell ya! Absolutely brilliant!!:)