It's over, Snape is evil (was: Dumbledore and Snape again)

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 137968

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sienna291973" <jujupoet29 at h...> 
wrote:
  That might sound unfair but I believe the Good Guy vs Bad 
> Guy Snape arguments share some similarities in dynamics to the 
> shipping arguments - obvious vs subtle - and we all know who was 
> right on that one. ;)

Hickengruendler:

There is IMO a big difference between those two storylines. JKR going 
for the "obvious" romance pairing instead of the "subtle" one, like you 
called it, is because teenage romances or teenage love aren't subtle. 
They normally show themselves in a pretty straightforward way. Ron and 
Hermione had feelings for each other, that were shown in how they react 
when dealing with the other one and particularly when they had to face 
their jealousy regarding Viktor and Fleur. I must say, that I do not 
like what your post implies, namely that Harry/Hermione is the pairing 
for the "deeper" readers, while Ron/Hermione is the one for the 
superficial ones. Maybe I misunderstood you, and if that's the case, 
than I apologize, but it sounds to me as if you are saying, that 
Harry/Hermione would be the literary better choice, because Ron's and 
Hermione's feelings for each other were to obvious, with which I do not 
agree at all.

Anyway, back to Snape:
His storyline, OTOH, is all about concealing his true loyalties. Here 
the "subtle" explanation (if you want to call it that) is IMO much 
likelier to come true, because he is a spy (no matter for which site) 
an Occlumancy experts and someone who is generally able to conceal his 
true motivations and aims. He either fooled Dumbledore or Voldemort or 
both for years, which surely speaks for his abilities as an actor. 
Therefore the comparison with romantic feelings of teenagers doesn't 
really fit, since the one has hardly anything to do with the other.
 
Hickengruendler