What are your hopes and fears for Severus Snape?

[unicorn_72]

No: HPFGUIDX 128070


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lupinlore" <bob.oliver at c...> 
wrote:
> 
> Following up on the recent discussions about HBP and 
likes/dislikes in
> general, here is a hot topic:
> 
> What are your hopes for the character of Severus Snape?  Where 
would
> you like to see his character going.  On the other hand, what are 
your
> fears about where you think his character WILL go?
> 
> I'll start.  My hope would be to see:
> 
> 1) some effective karmic payback for his attitude, particularly 
toward
> Harry and Neville;
> 2) some answers as to his past and motivations;
> 3) some genuine growth and change in his character, to the point 
he is
> able to admit he has been wrong;
> 
> Where I fear he IS going is:
> 
> 1) his inability to control his feelings with regard to Harry will
> lead to disaster,
> 2) I think he will end up being on the good side in the end, but 
the
> cost of his "redemption" will be his death;
> 3) I doubt we will ever see any real growth in his character;
> 
> Thoughts?  Additions?  Screams?  Rotten Tomatoes (my dog 
loves 'em)?
> 
> 
> Lupinlore

KarentheUnicorn's Reply:

I'd say, I have to agree with just about everything you said. I hope 
to see more about why Dumbledore trust Snape, instead of, well I 
stuck up for him because he deserved a second chance, or its 
private....I mean, how private can this thing be. So, I put 
Dumbledore and JRK in the same position, they are hinting at stuff, 
but not giving us our steak and potato's like we want.
Ok, I've seen the quotes posted 100's of times about well JKR says 
he's horrible, okay yea..most of the people that even like him as a 
character can admit he is horrible, but he is not always 
horrible....so he is a veritable contradiction of sorts. I also 
consider that every time Snape is brought up to JKR she switches to 
speak about other characters or...blows off questions...sorta like 
Dumbledore...(the two are obviously working together!!!)

I do fear that JKR will kill off Snape, and to me that will be too 
expected because, almost everyone expects it, so if she does I'm 
going to complain about the "you people have been watching to much 
Star Wars" quote, because if she kills off Snape, it will be too 
much like Star Wars to me. I have no idea why I think that, it just 
will..meh.

I do want his character to grow, but he is a Slytherin, I would hate 
to see a total reversal of his character.

Honestly, I really would appriciate a Happy ending for all my 
favorite Characters, Snape, Harry, Dumbledore, Hermione, Ron...who 
else do I like..hum...sadly, I like almost everyone...be it the few 
exceptions..Draco, Lucius, LOCKHART...arg...oh yea, Harry's 
worthless Muggle Relitives..I mean come on, if I had a Harry Potter 
living with me..darn it I'd be nice to him, I'd want him to move 
back it and do nifty magic cleaning for me later LOL..idiot muggles! 
hehe

KarentheUnicorn