NAMES (Severus)

[Heather Moore]

No: HPFGUIDX 30246

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Aurora Mendelsohn" <amendels at l...> wrote:

<snip another possible symbolism within Snape's name>

> for being a DE. And all you Snape fans can think up how his heart is severed or her is severed from some love of his....
> 
> Aurora
> (wondering if she will ever get caught up in reading this list after a few days away) 


 This may be very unfair, but... the main reason why I cannot get behind the whole "Snape is embittered by his unrequited love for Lily Evans" is that *that* was the backstory for the movie version of the Grinch. It seems sort of cheap and "directed by Ron Howard" as a motivator.