Lets ask the kids (was getting anything right)

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> Susan [chortling, because many of you know how I feel about Snape, 
> especially Rickman!Snape]:
> 
> The first thing which came to my mind was my 7-year-old daughter's 
> comment last night.  We were watching the new PoA trailer and I 
> (having watched it a mere 30 or so times before this) was 
> saying "Turn to page 394" along w/ Rickman!Snape.  I laughed and 
> said, "Isn't that great?"  Kristen looked at me like I was nuts and 
> said, "Snape's MEAN."
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan...who knows on one level her daughter is 
> correct but who hopes on the level that *matters* that her daughter 
> is wrong.

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Dito for for the signature comment.
My 14 year old daughter watches horror movies that I won't even let 
her tell me the plot of because they would give me nightmares.  She 
says the scariest scene she has ever seen in any movie is the scene 
in SS/PS where Snape quietly walks up on the trio and says "Good 
afternoon."

The way this fits into canon is that Snape is very very frightening 
to children.  which is why I think JKR is surprised that he has so 
many fans.  It is supposed to be a big surprise when he turns out to 
be the good guy.
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