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

[Casey]

No: HPFGUIDX 119502


> 
> But for Snape to hang onto his school days like that is very hard 
to 
> understand. It's not like he enjoyed it. A lot of things must have 
> happened after he left school, growing up, seeing the real world. 
He 
> wasn't sent to prison. Yet he's still only focused on age 11-17. 

Well, Snape works in the same environment so I can understand a bit 
more about those memories still being more alive. Especially when he 
see's the son of his tormentor coming to the school and already, not 
only ignoring the rules as his tormentor did, but he and his friends 
start getting rewards because of it.


 However, his worst memory was when he was 15, and his worst 
> enemy, after 20+ years, is still James Potter.> 
> I hope this doesn't sound too harsh. I really like the book 
series, 
> but was somewhat disappointed by the last installment (still 
couldn't 
> help but reading it a few times though).
> 
> Thanks for your attention,
> Java

I think we must be oddballs in my house. My grown daughter and I 
both loved OotP over every other HP book so far. 

Casey