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

[Berit Jakobsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 94155

Kneasy wrote:
> Why on earth do you want him to be loving?
> I think ole Snapey is great just the way he's appeared up  to now.
<snip>> 
> I  strongly  suspect movie contamination in all this pining for
> a softer more compassionate Snape: you're not seeing Snape as
> written - you're seeing Alan Rickman. Fantasy time! Be honest.
> 
> The Snape I imagine has a pitted cadaverous face, two days worth
> of stubble, nose hairs, yellowing teeth and halitosis. We  already
> know he has a hooked nose and sallow skin. A pin-up he ain't.
> And he has a personality to match. JKR in one interview hinted
> that he might be redeemed, but he would never be nice; 'not nice
> at all' are the words she's used to describe him -  and now you 
> want him to be a fluffy bunny in disguise. Hearts and flowers?
> More like acid and thistles for Snape. He enjoys being misanthropic.
> 
> Hands off our nasty, bullying, sarcastic, slimy, evil Potions Master
> please. He's perfect the way he is.
> 
Berit replies:

Did I say I *wanted* Snape to be loving? And sorry mate; I never 
liked Rickman as Snape, he's too tall, too "good-looking", too 
refined and elegant and not walking in a twitching enough manner to 
depict Snape correctly. I happen to agree with you that the HP Snape 
is ugly, repulsive and mean. I know he'd scare the ... out of me if I 
ever met a real version of him (Lupin's more my type :-)

What I *was* trying to convey, was that according to canon (and not 
movie contamination), Rowling's Snape *is* capable of liking someone 
and showing them due respect and recognition. That doesn't mean he 
will ever be *nice* to his students and especially to Harry, but he 
CAN behave *nicely* towards peers like McGonagall and Dumbledore.

Berit
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