Snape as having been loved..

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Rebecca wrote: 

> Did she [JKR] mean that Voldemort's
> nastiness was more excusable than
> Snape's bullying behaviour? 

No, after HBP Snape's bullying behavior that we once thought of as so
important has been reduced to trivial insignificance. Before HBP Snape
was just very unpleasant, but now he is much more than that.  I
believe what she meant was that Voldemort's nastiness was more
excusable than Snape murdering Dumbledore. 

Julie says: 

> While there's no excuse for
> Voldemort's actions

Obviously. 

> they are far more evil than
> Snape's (so far as we know) 

Before HPB I would agree, but not now. Not now.

Eggplant