Rickman as Snape

[eliasberg at ioc.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 2691

Susan, 

I think you should watch Die Hard, Rickman is perfect as Snape. 
As for the abused child syndrome, you should try to remember 
that it is a book, a fantasy book, that was trying to make a point 
that no matter how bad it gets there is hope at the end of the 
tunnel. You should watch JKRs interviews and she talks about 
Harry's treatment and why he is treated as poorly as he is. 
Perhaps you should shelve the credentials and listen to what 
Dumbledore says, " it is the decisions we make that make us 
who we are".