OOP: Snape is still BAD

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 67276

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "fitzchivalryhk" 
<fitzchivalryhk at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "magicroxx" <magicroxx at y...> 
> wrote:
> > Most IMPORTANTLY though, in the webcast interview, JK says that 
all 
> > the people who like Snape and Draco are scary. (well not 
exactly, I 
> > am paraphrasing) BUT, she says the reason Snape never got the 
DADA 
> > job was because Dumbledore thought it would bring out the worst 
in 
> > him. 
> 
> I have read quite a number of theories about Snape I don't like in 
> the group. And though I don't like them, I respect that those 
people 
> who raise the theories give some valid points. 
> 
> Your comments  imply that all people who like Snape are scary. To 
me, 
> it sound like a personal attack on the Snape fans in the group. 
> 
> You also claimed that "Snape fans are scary" was a statement by 
JKR, 
> which is completely untrue. She definitely did NOT say that.
> 
> >She said, don't feel too sorry for Snape, he is definitely worth 
> > keeping your eyes on.
> 
> Actually, she said (in exact words):
> "You shouldn't think he's too nice, let me just say that.
> He's worth keeping an eye on."
> 
> Which is quite different from "feel too sorry".
> 
> 
> Fitz.

Hi Fitz Valky here,
I just wanted to note that the paraphrase was not as far off the 
mark a you have painted.
Though it was "in particular" a remark noting that young fans were 
dressing as Draco almost as much as they were dressing as Harry, JK 
did comment that she thought that it was,(another paraphrase because 
I can't remember exactly) 'a frightening thing that was happening 
because she would rather it be Harry that children idolised', for 
some obvious and some less obvious reasons, the most obvious being 
is that Draco is not on the side of good as far as we know. The 
conversation turned to the subject of Snape post hence, but was on 
the same topic of who the fans were relating to.