snape torturing Harry wasRe: Chapter 29, - Broken Potion

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Alla:
> I perfectly understand the liking of Snape as fictional character, 
> because no matter how much I want to strangle him, I definitely 
> think that Rowling did a very fine job creating him.
> And I definitely don't want him out of the story, because then I 
> would have nobody to shout at. (I wish Voldemort would have been 
> just as good... Sigh.)
> 
> When we start saying that what he is doing to kids is OK, because 
> he has many other good and more important qualities (and he 
> definitely has good qualities), then I want to argue. :)

SSSusan:
YES, YES, YES!!  This is **exactly** how I feel about it.  I refuse 
to be class as a Snape basher OR a Snape apologist, because I'm a 
combination of both.  I like him because he's fascinating...and I 
**adore** him when he's RICKMAN!Snape ;-) ...but I do not EXCUSE his 
every action.  I am much less inclined to issue a blanket "He's 
wrong!" statement than I used to be, but I will still criticize him 
when I see fit.

And you have an excellent point about having no one to shout at if 
there were no Snape.  Umbridge generated a few "Grrrr!"s from me, but 
if there were no Snape, who'd be left to yell at?  DRACO?  Please.  
At least not yet.  Voldy?  Only in an instance or two, such as the 
graveyard scene.  

LET'S KEEP SNAPE alive & kicking as long as possible, JKR!

Siriusly Snapey Susan