Snape Theories; Racist?

ash Leigh ashtayne at yahoo.co.nz
Sun Jul 27 10:46:04 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 73429


Melanie Black <princessmelabela at y...> wrote:
> > > But as much as I hate Snape (and I'm sorry to
> all the Snape fans: but the man is an arrogant
> racist) I doubt he is a death eater.    

Cindy:
> What makes you think Snape is racist? I haven't seen
> anything that indicates this (apart from when he called 
Lily a mudblood, but did you ever think that he said it 
because he was hurt or humiliated - people do say things that 
they don't necessarily mean when they are hurt or angry). 
> Of course, being a Slytherin he may very well be a pureblood 
wizard, which I believe he is, and if he was brought up in a
> situation where his parents had similar views to that of Lucius
> Malfoy - well then I can understand why he would have said this. 
But the man he has become (working for the Order - a "blood 
traitor" as Sirius's mum would say - proves that he has moved past 
this. Something I'd like to see Draco Malfoy do, not that I think 
he will any time soon). >>>


Me:
I don't think Snape is racist at all, a little
predujiced. I think some how I have mucked up my
replies (am new sorry) but this thread goes back 2
days almost and there is a lost missing from the
original.

ashleigh







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