Crouch Summary

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 6119

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, DrMM <drmm at f...> wrote:
> 
> <<There arent really any other characters in
> the HP books who lead such unhappy, tragic lives, although plenty of
> characters manage to overcome tragedy (Harry, Neville, Sirius).>>
> 
> Ah yes, well I may have to slightly disagree with you.  I happen to 
think 
> Snape has just as unhappy life as Couch did . . . Of course, at the 
moment 
> there isn't any confirmation of this in the books although I'm sure 
there 
> will be in the future.  I just don't think it's plausible for 
someone to be 
> as bitter as he is without having some tragedy in his life . . . 
And I'm 
> suspecting his background is just as bad, if not worse, than 
Riddle's and 
> Harry's . . . .

of course, this IS pure speculation, because we know nothing of 
Snape's life before Hogwarts.

Ah, yes, poor Tom Riddle, fatherless, rejected, of course he turned 
out badly, as did Snape, sniff, sniff.

Yeah, most of the bad guys had terrible childhoods, but many of the 
heroes did, too. The difference is the choices they make.

Harry could easily have been malicious, angry, nasty, just like 
Tom Riddle. He was treated abominably by the Dursleys.

Yet he consistently made choices on behalf of right and justice.
That's the difference.

Susan



> 
> I'm sure other Snape fans would agree :)
> 
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