Snape, Umbridge, and Hagrid (was: MadEye & Malfoy - James & Snape - Everyone & Umbridge)

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 68203


Monday, July 7, 2003, 4:12:37 PM, SnapesSlytherin at aol.com wrote:

Sac> The Quill of Death is more sadistic than anything else I've read in this 
Sac> series.  It's just wrong.

I have to agree, and that includes the Cruciatus Curse... Though that
may be because to us, the readers, Cruciatus seems more abstract,
while we can all imagine all too well what the Quill is like.

BTW, couldn't Harry get rid of those scars in the back of his hand
with Fawkes' tears?

My summing up of Umbridge is that she's a cross between Captain Bligh,
Wackford Squeers, and Sue-Ann Nivens ( pardon the "70's moment" :) ).

Sac> People like Snape because he's complex.  Say whatever you like about him, it 
Sac> doesn't take away from the fact that he is one of the more interesting 
Sac> characters in the series.  We learn more about him with each book.  At first we think 
Sac> he is just a stock character, your typical bad guy.  We find out there's more 
Sac> to him that what we see.

Again, I agree; and I'm speaking as someone who sees in Snape a gestalt
of all of the "Teachers from Hell" he endured from Kindergarten through
College.  (Though Umbridge may be wrestling that status from him in my mind.)
He's a fascinating guy, and clearly has *some* good in him.

I don't think Harry and Snape will ever share a warm, fuzzy bear hug;
but I'm hoping they may come to at least respect each other and
tolerate each others' existence.

Sac> Everyone just loves to attack Snape.  There's canon both for and against him. 
Sac>  I, for one, would like to know why everyone seems to love Hagrid.  I think 
Sac> he's worse than Snape in some ways, yet everyone is always saying how great 
Sac> Hagrid is.

Hagrid's main fault is naivete -- Everyone from Acromantulas to News
Reporters to Hooded Guys Who Just Happen to Have a Dragon Egg on Them
are trustworthy to him.  I worry that naivete will be Hagrid's undoing.

And I'm wondering when we're going to find out *why* Dumbledore
"trusts Hagrid with his life"...

-- 
Dave