[HPforGrownups] Digest Number 5557

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 120138

mcmaxslb wrote:


> 
>   And I think I now have a handle on all you Snape lovers, you were 
> in all probably bullies just like Snape and you enjoy seeing Harry 
> being bullied. Takes you back to your school days when you were 
> hurting people doesn't it?
> 

mcmaxslb, may I respectfully ask you not to insult others who 
may have a different viewpoint than you, or who find aspects or
characters in HP of interest which you don't share? If you think 
about what you wrote above, I hope you will realize that your 
supposition is not only untrue but reflects very badly on you,
not on those you are categorizing so negatively.
 
Please also remember, we are discussing characters in a book.
Just because we express a fascination with Snape (I include 
myself in that group) that does not mean we approve of his
behavior or that we would have anything to do with a person
like Snape in real life. And if we see different aspects to his 
behavior, or try to point out the good in him (admittedly he hides 
that part well!), and hope for a redemption of character by 
the end of the series, that does brand us bullies. Quite the
opposite, I think, in our wishing to see a bully redeemed. 

Julie 
(who supports the end of bullying everywhere)


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