some questions on draco/liking Snape

[Joanne0012 at aol.com]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., mandy cole <dramaticdecision at y...> wrote:

> third, anyone else actually LIKE snape after seeing
> the movie? This scares me.

Yes, Mandy, I liked Snape, and I do mean the character -- I'm not one of those 
gals who's falling for him!  The protrayal in the film reinforced my belief that 
Snape is not any sort of enemy of Harry, but is hard on him for the same 
reason that Dumbledore left him with the Dursleys -- to toughen him up, so 
that fame doesn't go to his head.

In the movie, he's even softer than in the book -- he chastises Harry in class 
only because he *seems* to not be paying attention; he wishes Harry good luck 
before the quidditch match; and he (in both book and film) does save his life 
when Quirrell hexes Harry's broomstick.  Furthermore, I think that he's a 
double agent and ally of Dumbledore, who heads Slytherin and coddles Malfoy 
only in order to appear thoroughly Slytherin-ish.  And I think he's hiding his 
disappointment that Harry didn't end up in Slytherin.