She Did (Re: Snape's birthday...will she or won't she?)

[Maria Vaerewyck]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, juli17 at ... wrote:
  
> So, will JKR wish Snape a "happy birthday" this year, or won't she?
> And what will it mean if she does or doesn't do so?
>  
> I suppose the most obvious intepretation of no wish would be that
> Snape has joined the ranks of evil characters, thus JKR is no 
longer
> recognizing his birthday, as she doesn't recognize Voldemort's, 
Lucius
> Malfoy's, Bellatrix's, etc. 
> Equally, the obvious interpretation of a happy birthday wish would
> be that Snape is DDM, one of the good guys.

maria8162001:

Well, Jullie, JKR did wishh Snape a "Happy Birthday Severus Snape" 
on her site so according to your interpretation of JKR's birthday 
wishes for her HP characters she just confirmed that Snape is on the 
good side. Oh I wish your interpretation is true because that's what 
I believed about Snape from the beginning of HP even when he is a 
nasty and biased teacher.


 
> So what do I think JKR will do? I don't think she will wish Snape 
a  
> happy birthday, though I believe he's DDM. Because how can JKR
> wish even a DDM!Snape a happy birthday? At this moment (in canon)
> Snape is either on the run or back with Voldemort. He's just 
killed his
> mentor, he is reviled by the WW, being hunted by Aurors, and along
> with trying to keep his own skin perhaps also trying to keep Draco 
> alive and safe--or even trying to turn Draco to the "Good" side. 
Does
> he really have the time or the inclination to celebrate his 
birthday, let
> alone derive any "happiness" from it? (Unless of course Voldemort 
throws 
> birthday parties for his DEs, then Snape might be forced to 
partake of 
> whatever "festivities" Voldemort might force on him...)
>  
> Though JKR could still note his birthday without extending good 
wishes.
> But that's the most I can see her doing, which would conveniently 
still
> leave Snape's alliegance and character (good vs bad) up for grabs. 
>  
> Julie, waiting to see how JKR handles Snape's big day.

maria8162001:

It's official, it's on her site today, she did wish Snape a happy 
birthday, so I guess your intepretation is not correct because if it 
is then she is confirming it and I don't think she want to do that 
as she wants us to speculate a lot about Snapes character that is 
why she' been so vague about him, even with answering the questions 
about Snape. Snape's allegiance is still vague but I would stand by 
with my belief that no matter how nasty and cruel he is I still 
believe he is on the good side. Gosh I might burned when it turns 
out he really a total baddy on the final book. But yeah I'll go to 
what my instinct tells me as most of the time when I read or watch a 
mystery or detective books or movies or series most of the time what 
my instinct tells me are correct. And also I don't think he did kill 
DD. cheers. Happy birthday Snape.