“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.”
I pondered that for awhile too, considering his “don’t call me a coward” rant from the previous book, but then I decided that he knew that Harry would know the truth from his thoughts, and he just wanted to see those green eyes one last time.
And Alan Rickman has my vote for best actor in the movies as well as Snape for the most interesting character in the books! :)
It's true. Snape holds the whole Harry Potter story together, at least for me.
It's Lily's love that protects Harry, and it's her love, reflected by Snape, which protects not only Harry but all the students.
Snape is the most tragically misunderstood, unrequited, delicious character in the whole series.