Q: why readers love Snape (Was:Draco/ Snape parallels)

[gypaetus16]

No: HPFGUIDX 33327

> ~Cassie- wrote:
> But I think the good handful of us who are in love/lust with 
> Sevi (or any fictional character for that matter) make him out 
> to be more than he > is and dream up perfect fantasies about 
> him simply because we know we'll never run the risk of being 
> disappointed by the real thing. ^-^ >>
 

I can also imagine two additional points.
First, a character, who is more or less horrible is much more 
interesting than a nice character. I am an opera lover and the evil 
characters are always more interesting than the good ones - in 
particular in Italian operas it is nearly almost the baritone vs. the 
tenore or the alto vs. the soprano. The tenore has the better love 
songs but the baritone has much more power in his arias and for my ears 
and impression also the "better" melodies (not always but often).
Second, I also can imagine that the "good handful of us who is in love/
lust with Sevi" would hope that our love may save his soul and because 
of our love he could become a better person. Who does not hope to 
change a beloved but evil person to the better because of our love?
That´s MHO
Gabriele