[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape: The fact that he exists

[IAmLordCassandra at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 70769

In a message dated 7/16/2003 2:23:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
kemp at arcom.com.au writes:


> Pickle Jimmy - in the same vein as Laxer:
> After reading the Stephen King review, I was happy to see that he too 
> feels Harry has a long literary future. So my question regarding 
> Homosexuality in the series is - why would JK do it? Surely it would 
> be suicide as a writer to alienate a percentage of your readers by 
> including an unnecessary reference to someones sexuality. What 
> relevance could it possible have to the plot. I am sure JK suffers 
> enough from people with the whole witch, wizard, occult thing without 
> opening the gay can of worms.  
> 

I agree.  How would it help the plot?  

"Oh! Snape is gay! That explains..ermm....Well, it makes sense 
that...Umm...oh...k..."  

It would just seem very random. 

I have nothing against it, personally.  However, as others said there's the 
subject of controversy and over all plotlessness.  

Though...if a character did turn out to be gay, I wonder where it would come 
up? 

~Cassie~ 


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