more on draco/snape

[mandy cole]

 Ok all, I know I promised I'd go back to lurking, and I *really* mean it this time, but I just HAD to respond to some of your responses!
first, thank you to all who reminded me where the now infamous 'arse' was. I suppose the fact that I (who attend a private christian college somewhere in the buckle of the bible belt of missouri) didn't catch it after watching the movie twice (and I REALLY watched closely!) should indicate that it may have been overlooked by some who may otherwise object. Did that come out right? I'm *really* tired. In my opinion, Draco making a remark like that about Neville is totally -in character-, despite the fact that those words may not have been in the text.
second, I own the audio and text versions of the books, and what with listening in the car, at home, etc., I've been through the books more times than I wish to even estimate (it's got to be over 10 each). Until the movie was cast and those wonderful clips began showing, I honestly did have a very vivid image in my head of Draco as a dark-haired. Now that you all mention the passages in the book, I can appreciate and remember them, but I guess I really do have limited control over what my imagination wants to do to an image of a character it perceives as evil. Perhaps it's because I'm very fair haired that I don't want to imagine a fair haired person as evil. *just a thought*
thirdly, after the movie I did like snape more. Yes, I liked him as a giggling school girl might like alan rickman (he is stunning, isn't he?), but more importantly I developed a deeper affection for the character himself. You can chalk that up to my being a very visual person; it's so much harder for me to hate someone that I *know*, and after seeing snape in this live action film, I feel just that much closer to him. It's complicated, and like I said I'm very tired, but I'm sure someone out there can (sort of ) follow.
Okay, now I promise not to babble on anymore.
p.s. My face was doing the worst things the first time I saw that 'surfing' bit. My husband poked me (apparantly I must have groaned) and said, Oh it's only a movie!!! :)
*Mandy In MO*



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