Snape's "mind set?"

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 44185

 >Now granted Black did try to kill him, no dispute.  

At the risk of starting another frenzied explosion of discussion 
about "the prank" I will only say that there are a number of people 
on the list who would argue that we don't really know what Sirius' 
*intentions* were in that incident.

>it is however pure hate.  Why?  Snape has never been 
> irrational with anyone, but Black.  He would have given Black and 
> Lupin over to the dementors without question.  I will say one thing 
> for Black, all things considered he could have and should have left 
> Snape behind but he did not.  

>I love finely layered characters.  

I'm with you on the above, pretty much.  That's why Snape generates 
so much discussion on the list and so great a visceral response from 
people, whether they love him or hate him.

And, yes, the Sev/Siri relationship simply screams about things in 
the past that neither man has been able to leave behind.  The 
potential to do all sorts of things with the interactions between 
these two, to me anyway, is so great that I can't believe JKR won't 
give us some scenes that will positively crackle off the pages. I 
mean, these two have a level of loathing for each other that is 
unequaled in Potterverse.   

Now, if only OoP would wend its way to the publisher...

Marianne