JKR and the Snape/Harry dynamic

[doliesl]

No: HPFGUIDX 106444

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, <dzeytoun at c...> wrote:
> Over on SugarQuill, someone made a very good point that, as we speculate about Snape 
and Harry and what may or may not happen, we may be making a bad mistake.  That is, 
we are assuming that JKR finds the Harry/Snape dynamic as interesting as we do.  In fact, 
there is plentiful evidence that she does not - largely because she does not seem to find 
Snape to be that interesting of an individual.  Therefore, I hate to say it, but everybody 
arguing strongly on all sides of the fight may well end up disappointed that JKR does not 
give this dynamic the prominence, or the type of spectacular ending, we would desire.  
 
What "plentiful evidence" may I ask?  Can you list them, or were they only your own 
interpretation?  Maybe you're only imposing your own feelings on authorial intention? I 
thought JKR expressed the very opposite in her interview. JKR said repeatly on many 
occasion that she really likes Snape as a character, really enjoys writing Snape, love doing 
horrible things to him, etc. And in her view Snape is complex and quite (my own input=P: 
deliciously ) nasty. So...errrr...that should say something about she found Snape 
*interesting* to certain degree don't you think?  If she has no interest in this character, 
why set him up as an ongoing mystery throughout 7 books? 

So yes I disagree with you. And what confirms my believe?  It was the kind of sceanrios she 
setup between the two that always screams strong but conflicting emotions from "giggling 
amusing YEEEES to horror OH GOD NO~". For instant in OOTP, when Molly informed Harry 
"Professor Snape wants to see you in the kitchen," Harry was concerntrating in his game of 
chess and didn't hear correctly and reacted a minute too late, "what??" Then the two boys 
anguished in horror "what does he want with you?" There's just something very classic 
"love/hate" scenario there. 

D.