Question for Snapeophiles and -phobes RE Dumbledore, Snape, and Harry

[dzeytoun]

No: HPFGUIDX 114590


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> Jen: But wait! Snape is not the villain here. Voldemort will 
> certainly be around until the bitter end, but Snape is expendable 
> after a certain point. I don't believe JKR anticipated the vast 
> reader interest in Snape; she certainly seems mystified by the 
> suggestion that Snape is appealing since she considers him 'a 
deeply 
> horrible person'(Family Education, 1999).
> 
> Then there's this little gem of a quote: 
> 
> Professor Snape, she said, was based on a teacher she 
despised: "The 
> great thing about becoming a writer is you can get revenge on 
> everyone." (The Record, 1999)

:).  I hadn't heard that one!  

I agree that she has been blindsided by some of the fan's 
preferences, particularly with regard to Snape and Draco.  Indeed, 
she evidently finds it a deeply unhealthy trend, something with which 
I agree.

I have seen speculation that she may kill both of them off in the 
next book simply to squash what she sees as their perverse popularity.
I doubt that's the case, and I could believe it more of Draco than 
Snape.  For one thing she seemed to find the Draco/Hermione ship to 
be repulsive.  For another Draco is probably a lot more expendable, 
in terms of story, than Snape.  Judging by OOTP, Draco may well have 
served his purpose in any case.  Who can take him seriously as a 
threat in the face of war, the prophecy, and other developments?

One thing I find interesting is Movie!Snape.  He is considerably less 
prominent (particularly in PoA) and much nicer than Canon!Snape.  
Indeed, in PoA he came off as kind of the crank with the heart of 
gold.  I wonder how they are going to deal with him in later movies?  
My inclination is they will do much the same as in PoA -- leave a lot 
of stuff out.  Of course, they could also go the Cujo route and just 
flat change the story.

Dzeytoun