[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape wants acknowledgement for saving Harry ...

[Troels Forchhammer]

No: HPFGUIDX 54322

At 16:44 25-03-03 +0000, annoyedpackrat wrote:
>--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, iluvgahan <iluvgahan at y...>
>wrote:
> >
> > It's a small point, but I disagree that Snape doesn't want
> > some sort of acknowledgement from Harry for saving Harry's
> > life.
> >
>
>The man does a lot of hard work but never gets any recogntion  --
>admittedly he's horrible in normal times, but he's always on top of
>things during a crisis -- and that must drive him crazy.

Oh yes.
And that he is a sadistic teacher who abuses his power
(according to JKR) and who must have joined Voldemort
knowingly and willingly does of course not invalidate
his claim on recognition - but I must say that I think
it is understandable that the beneficiaries (Harry in
particular) find it hard to show any gratitude.


Troels

Radio interview with WBUR 'The Connection'

<http://realserver.bu.edu:8080/ramgen/w/b/wbur/connection/audio/1999/10/con1021b.rm>
Numbers in {} are playing time references:
{18:51}
JKR: Snape is the - er - very sadistic teacher.
[...]
{19:10}
JKR: ... teachers do sometimes abuse their power and this
      particular teacher /does/ abuse his power. He is not a - he
      is not a particularly pleasant person at all. /However/,
      everyone should keep their eye on Snape, I'll just say that,
      because there's more to him than meets the eye, and you will
      find out part of what I'm talking about if you read book
      four.
      [...]
[Interviewer: One of our internet correspondents wondered if
      Snape is gonna fall in love?]
JKR: Yeah?
      Who on earth would want Snape in love with them, that is a
      very horrible idea.
      Umm.
[Interviewer: But it's got an important kind of redemptive
      pattern to Snape]
JKR: It is, isn't it ...
      There's so much I wish I could say to you, and I can't
      because it'd ruin ... I promise you ... whoever asked that
      question, can I just say to you that I'm - I'm slightly
      stunned that you've said that - umm - and you'll find out
      why I'm so stunned if you read book 7. And that's all I'm
      gonna say.