Love & Snape (was love between Snape & Harry)

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 98340

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....


"K":
 
> Ah, I must nitpick also.  ;-) I guess it's how one reads that 
> interview. Let's go over it again. <major snippage>
> 
> 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!


SSS says:
Aaaaaah!!  Thank you, K., as no, I had *not* looked at it that way!  
Hmmmmm.  Must mull that one over.  I much preferred the redemptive 
pattern idea.... ;-)

Siriusly Snapey Susan, who, if you'll recall, had offered up names 
for those twins [SSSidney and SSSusan]. <g>