Why Snape doesn't have to be human

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No: HPFGUIDX 107569

Pippin:
 
> > Non-human origin would then simply be an elegant way of 
> > stating that Snape was born  the way he is, and there isn't much 
> > Harry can do about it.
> 


Melpomene: 
> And for the life of me I don't see why it's necessary to have an 
> excuse. He's he way he is because that's how he is. Yes, there have 
> been events that have shaped him and made him worse or better than 
> he was the day he was born, and I personally would be interested in 
> reading his full biography. But it has NOTHING to do with this 
> story. The day we stepped into the story, Snape was Snape as we see 
> him. Basically, Harry (along with the readership) just has to DEAL 
> WITH IT.
> 


Alla:

Circumstances which shaped Snape have everything to do with this 
story. Rowling opens the door to the past more and more with every 
new book. She showed us some of his life as a child. If that had 
nothing to do witht he story, why would she do that?


Why is it necessary to have an excuse for Snape? Because no matter 
how much I enjoy him as character, I am hoping that he will not stay 
as he is at the end of the books. (Yeah, yeah, I know - I am not a 
REAL Snape fan, I am a Snape basher, who is fascinated by him never 
theless).

Harry has to deal with it? Well, he does as effectively as he can 
(which is not very), but to deal with Snape effectively, JKR should 
give him a deeper understanding of Snape (which she started) and a 
good reason of doing so besides the fact that they are on the same 
side.

As I said many times, that fact alone does not make Snape a decent 
human being (or NON-human) in my eyes.

 

Pippin:
 
> > I think that this bears very deeply on JKR's thinking about 
> bigotry 
> > and prejudice. It is always easier to empathize with 
> > people who are like us.
> 


Alla :

Actually, Pippin, I agree. That is a good enough reason in my eyes 
for Snape to be a vampire.

If he can't help his nastiness, I may even forgive him eventually. :o)


Melpomene:
 
> Snape IS like us. Well, ok, I shouldn't speak for all of us but 
none 
> of us are perfect are we? I don't think there's anyone here who 
> doesn't posess a single trait that someone else wouldn't dearly 
love 
> to change. 

Alla:

Certainly, nobody is perfect, but as you said, we want to change. I 
so far saw nothing to indicate that Snape wants this change to occur.


Melpomene:

Why the hell can't Severus Snape just be a flawed 
> character--a delightfully nasty flawed character--and get on with 
> it? JKRowling seems to have no problem with that approach so far.
> 
> 
Alla:

He is a flawed character, but whether JKR intented for him to stay 
human or not, we will learn only at the end.

By the way, after her answer, I don't really believe that he is a 
vampire, although I could never figure out why people are so strongly 
opposed to that theory.