I have come to an important conclusion....

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 69696

Adam, somehow getting a release past my public relations staff, 
wrote: 

> *ahem* I have taken great pains to piece together little bits of 
> information throughout these posts to get a feel for where people 
> stand on the Severus Snape issue.  I must say that it has not 
always been easy, as there is one person out there who sends out 
mixed  signals as to what his feelings toward Snape exactly are.  But 
>I have cracked his code.  He cannot hide behind his vague posts and 
> obscure cannon references any longer.  

Warning! Warning! Hull breach imminent! Someone is penetrating outer 
defenses!


>If he will not take the position himself, then it is up to one of us 
>to call him on it.  I will take that burden upon myself.  So, 
>without further ado, I can say with 99.7% accuracy that....DARRIN 
DOES NOT LIKE SNAPE!

You BASTARD! How can you reveal this? Nooooooooooo. 


> Yes, I know it is difficult for many to accept and I fully expect 
to be attacked not only here, but in the pages of the Daily Prophet 
and Quibbler as well.  But mark my words, one day Darrin will come 
right out and say that he does not like Snape and you can all look 
back  and remember where you were when you read it here first.  

OK, yes, I find Snape to be a miserable excuse for a human being. I 
find his treatment of students hideous. I also find his alleged 
complexity to be little more than different layers of hate.

I find "Snape is sexy stuff" amusing in a head-shaking kind of way, 
but admit to being revolted by the Snape-Hermione thing I saw the 
other day. Yeeech. 

I only really get angry at the notion that "Harry should get down on 
his knees and thank Snape" which is a sentence I have seen written 
out here. That sent me into righteous anger brought down from the 
thunderbolts of Zeus. Other than that, I write angrier than I get.

What I do not wish is his character to be excised from the books, as 
has been apparently alleged, anymore than I'd want V-Mort excised 
before his time. 

And I read Snape's passages eagerly, looking for clues to his 
character. I want to know what this git is all about. So, no, I 
certainly don't want him gone.

I read that every character as value and Snape and Hermione have 
different values.

Well, duh. Of COURSE I don't expect Snape to react the same way as 
Hermione. I'd be stunned if he did. Hermione is mature, after all.

I am making a value judgement on the characters and I've always found 
Snape lacking.

Hate Snape? Sure, if you want to call it that. I won't deny it.

But... dirty secret... I hope the little bastard finds his way to the 
light. What I won't do is give him credit for doing it before he does.


 Adam Columbo, who was thinking that the Snape discussions were 
> getting a little bit heated and the threads could use a little 
light- heartedness.  Darrin, keep the posts coming because you have 
not been bested yet in any discussion re: Snape that I have 
> seen...although I am waiting :p

Thanks for this, man. I got a major kick out if it.

Darrin