Big Bad Snape: the Riddle... (LONG)

[slgazit]

No: HPFGUIDX 136027

Reposting this message as I accidentally left an attribution to
Vivian. I was responding to Julie's comments, not Vivian's. Sorry
about that...

Salit

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "slgazit" <slgazit at s...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jlnbtr" <jlnbtr at y...> wrote:

> I thought the original analysis was excellent, but...
> 
> > As to this last sentence, I agree that Dumbledore loved Severus, but 
> > not only him.
> 
> I don't think DD loved Snape. He respected him for his abilities,
> courage (regardless of where he really stands, being a double agent is
> a very dangerous job) and what he thought was integrity. But
> ultimately Snape was a tool which DD assumed wrongly will act in a
> certain way, only to be proven mistaken at the end.
> 
> > I'm sure someone else (besides his mother) loved him.
> 
> That would be hard to do, but I am sure his mother loved him. The
> mothers in JKR's world are all selfless and sacrificing to some extent
> when it comes to their kids. While several of the fathers (not all,
> certainly!) are selfish or tyranical (Riddle, Crouch, Snape, Malfoy
> ...), none of the mothers are. Even Riddle's mom's last thought was
> for her son (hoping for good looks...). Whether it is Mrs. Potter,
> Riddle, Snape, Logbottom, Weasley, Malfoy, Lovegood, Finnigan, etc.
> etc. - all moms think only on what is good for their kids - in JKR's
> world at least... :-)
> 
> > A friend, a girlfriend, someone. I mean, I think I would have fallen 
> > for a guy like him in high school: the weird kid, the unpopular, 
> > smart, wicked sense of humor, sexy (IMO, not Rickman)... He must 
> > have been a "catch". I would have liked to go out with him ;)
> 
> Sorry, I can't imagine that - have you forgotten the description of a
> boy or man who does not take care of his physical needs at all? (dirty
> underwear, grizzy hair, runny nose, does he ever shower? :-)). Add to
> that his explosive temper, sneakiness and need for dominance - it
> would be a very unpleasant partner, to put it mildly - not even taking
> his attraction to the Dark Side into account...
> 
> > Yes I 
> > listen to that music, my fingernails are always black, but I don't 
> > worship the devil, or anything like that, I consider myself a good 
> > person, I believe in good, I would never hurt a soul.
> 
> I guess that is where you differ from Snape. Lest we forget, he has
> killed at least one person, and was ready to kill more (Sirius)...
> 
> Salit