[HPforGrownups] Conservatives for Snape?

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 5653

Jinx wrote:

> Is this just a coincidence?  Are right-wingers more cynical and does this
> lead them to go for the most embittered cynical character in the books?

Maybe, maybe not. Most of us who like Snape do so because he's so complex and
unpredictable, and it may be because he's cynical. Idealists are much more
predictable. Back when I was doing role-playing games (the kind on tables, with
figures--I'm showing my age, aren't I?), people generally preferred playing
evil types, for just that reason. You generally *know* what the good guys'll
do.

On the other hand, must one be a cynic to appreciate the complexity? I don't
think so. Opposites attract, you know, and there is a certain enjoyment to
exploring a character very different from your own.

--Amanda