|
AlexRose123 said:
If Snape had lived, it would have meant that Harry might never have known his secret, that he was in love with Lily. Think back to the end of Book 7 - Snape and Voldemort in the Shrieking Shack. Snape was desperate to leave and find Harry, because as we know from Snape's memories, Dumbledore told him to go and tell Harry what he needed to do as soon as Voldemort started protecting his snake, Nagini. So if Voldemort had indeed let Snape go, he would have gone and found Harry and explained what Dumbledore had told him, that he needed to die to kill Voldemort.
The only reason Harry found out about Lily is because Snape was dying, and I believe that in his last moments he was desperate for Harry to understand everything - why he had always hated Harry, what his problems with James had truly stemmed from, and why he killed Dumbledore. So he released all of his memories in a last attempt to make Lily's son forgive him. If Snape had just walked up to Harry and told him, I think he would have explained about his constant devotion to Dumbledore, why he killed him, and the information that Dumbledore expected Snape to pass on, and nothing else. No Snape except a dying Snape would have revealed his deepest, probably most shameful secret to Harry.
Incidentally, one of the most touching moments in the book was, during Snape's last few seconds, when he pulled Harry down and told him to "look at (him)", obviously so he could get one last look into the eyes that were identical to Lily's, who he had loved for so long.
Overall, I believe Snape would have gone abroad somewhere - but I agree with the idea that he probably didn't expect to survive. But if he had, I don't think he would have wanted to stick around, he would have settled somewhere new and different, away from his memories of Lily.
(lol sorry for such a long answer btw, i got carried away)
|
|