Snape and McGonagall Re: Snape and Lupin's Character Arcs

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 119471


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> I definitely agree with you on some points. Snape's behaviour 
towards 
> Harry IS entertaining sometimes, but to me it provokes dualistic 
> reaction - I find his remarks incredibly funny sometimes, but I am 
> also disgusted at them.

Yeah, and this is a difference I have with the majority of HP 
readers.  I've simply never understood why people find Snape or his 
remarks funny.  They're clever, I suppose, but they've always struck 
me as rather pathetic -- not to mention boring.  I mean, the man's 
SUCH a one-note.  The other characters reveal a wide array of 
emotional reactions, whereas Snape can only manage bitter, angry, and 
nasty, no matter what the situation.  BOOOOOORING.


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> I am definitely in agreement with you that I want Snape to let go 
of 
> his old grudges, not just be excused for some reasons that he 
cannot 
> change or something like that.

I just don't know.  I'm inclined to side with Pippin on this that 
after thirty-five years or so Snape's unlikely to see the light.  
Which is the main reason I think he's probably slated for the morgue 
in the great scheme of things.


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