Love & Snape (was love between Snape & Harry)

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:

> This may seem to be nitpicking, but I think that JKR was talking 
> about Snape and *redemption,* not Snape and *love.*  Here's the 
> interview from 1999:
> 
> *****************
> One of our internet correspondents wondered if Snape is going to 
fall 
> in love. 
> (JKR laughs) Who on earth would want Snape in love with them? 
That's 
> a very horrible idea. 
> 
> There's an important kind of redemptive pattern to Snape.
> He, um, there's so much I wish I could say to you, and I can't 
> because it would ruin. I promise you, whoever asked that question, 
> can I just say to you that I'm slightly stunned that you've said 
that 
> and you'll find out why I'm so stunned if you read Book 7. That's 
all 
> I'm going to say.
> ******************
> 
> SSSusan continues:
> It seems to me that the love issue was over after JKR's "very 
> horrible idea" remark.  They then moved onto the "important kind 
of 
> redemptive pattern to Snape" which stunned JKR and which she said 
> we'd understand in book 7.
> 
> I'm not saying that the relationship between Harry & Snape won't 
> change, but just that I don't think love may be the word to use....
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan

"K":

Ah, I must nitpick also.  ;-) I guess it's how one reads that 
interview. Let's go over it again. 

The Connection
12 October 1999
J.K. Rowling Interview Transcript


**One of our internet correspondents wondered if Snape is going to 
fall in love. 

JKR:(JKR laughs) Who on earth would want Snape in love with them? 
That's a very horrible idea. 

**There's an important kind of redemptive pattern to Snape

JKR: He, um, there's so much I wish I could say to you, and I
can't because it would ruin. I promise you, whoever asked that 
question, can I just say to you that I'm slightly stunned that
you've said that and you'll find out why I'm so stunned if you read
Book 7. That's all I'm going to say.

www.quick-quote-quill.org...ransc.html

The original question asked is whether Snape will fall in love or 
not. JKR answers with:

~~JKR:(JKR laughs) Who on earth would want Snape in love with them? 
That's a very horrible idea.~~

Then there is the statement by the interviewer concerning 
redemption. To which JKR says:

~~JKR: He, um, there's so much I wish I could say to you, and I 
can't because it would ruin.~~

It is at this time that JKR once again addresses the love issue:

~~JKR:  I promise you, whoever asked **that question**, can I just 
say to you that I'm slightly stunned that you've said that
and you'll find out why I'm so stunned if you read Book 7.
That's all I'm going to say.~~

She never says Snape was not/is not/will not be in love. She does 
say she is slightly stunned that someone said that (love question) 
and we will find out in Book 7. 

It's the interviewer who strayed from the original question of love 
with his statement regarding redemption, but it's JKR who goes back 
and addresses the person who asked about Snape and love. Not about 
Snape and redemption.

Of course I'm a big romantic and I'm hoping for a love story with 
Snape. I am talking a real love story and not unrequited love. :-)
Like Carol I could have gone for Snape having twins!

"K"