Lupin's resentment : An inside to Snape's resentment

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No: HPFGUIDX 94128

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Silverthorne" 
<silverthorne.dragon at v...> wrote:
> 
> {Kneasy:}
> They've got it wrong -  we're having the time of our lives and it's 
none of
> their damn business how I or you or him next door conduct our lives.
> Just because Snape acts like a wolverine does not necessarily 
indicate
> unhappiness. Even wolverines can be happy.
> 
> 
> {Silverthorne:}
> And Wolverines also have thier own form of love (mostly to do with 
being
> solitary and perhaps one mate they can tolerate just long enough to 
make
> more wolverines with, but hey...:P). We are in agreement, whether 
you care
> to admit it or not. ^^ I don't demand that Snape change, I demand 
that other
> people take a good hard look at why he is the way he is and then 
realize
> that what they hate so much in him is reflected in the other, more 
popular
> characters in many ways. Therefore they might want to reconsider 
*why* they
> find it so abhorent in him and not the others...and usually, if 
they're
> taking an *honest* look, they'll find its because they can overlook 
those
> same faults in the other characters because they 'understand them 
better' or
> 'relate to them better'. In other words, the packaging is far more
> attractive to them, so they're more willing to give benefit of the 
doubt.
> Pretty one sided, especially for a generation and society that is 
priding
> itself on becoming more 'advanced' in its treatment of its fellow 
human
> beings.
> 
>


I am puzzled. I honestly am.

I think I mentioned to you once that our attitudes to the literary 
characters do not necessarily or not at all reflect the way we would 
treat RL people with similar qualities (although if my child would 
ever have a teacher like Snape, I would not promise a very nice 
treatment of such teacher. :o))


It is stating the obvious, but the characters are not fellow human 
beings. :o) If I want to be less forgiving to them, I can. If I want 
to like one more than another simply because my heart tells me so, I 
can, even if those two definitely share alot of negative traits.

Packaging is more attractive? How did JKR called Harry in one of her 
interviews? An "old soul". If this is what you mean by attractive 
packaging, then yes, definitely he is my favourite due to  that.


> {Silverthorne}
> I'm not complaining about him being an ass, I just beleive there's 
more to
> him than his villianous ways, as you would put it. ;). I have no 
doubt he
> will never be one of the characters meant to be 'liked'...whatever 
happens
> to him will have most of the audience probably relieved because he 
will be
> *gone*, no matter what removes him from play.
>


I used to believe that there are more to him than shows the eye. I 
was intrigued by him since book 1.


Here I thought - a grumpy teacher, who had a sense of honor to save 
the child of his school enemy.

My heart went out to him and Sirius in PoA.

I cheered when Snape showed his Dark Mark to Fudge in GoF and for the 
first time actually supported Harry. Here I thought - change o 
attitude is coming for him.


Yeah, right. I don't know when I  will be able tof orgive Snape 
stopping Occlumency, unless Dumbledore knew about it.

Actually, no. He was entitled to his rage, he really was, but I 
expected him to use his bullying skills for a good purpose for once 
and make Harry to come back.


What did Harry feel after pensieve scene? compassion for Snape. He 
did not give the boy a  chance to apologise.


Never mind.


You never know, what book 6 brings.


Alla