Responses to several posts (Was: Re: JKR's opinion of Snape)

[rachaelmcadams]

No: HPFGUIDX 138003

> > Brothergib wrote:
> > <snip>Why did you make Quirrell the bad guy instead of Snape?
> > JKR: "Because I know all about Snape, and he wasn't about to put 
on 
> a
> > turban."
> > 
> > From the mouth of JKR herself! Does suggest that Snape would not
> > willingly help Voldemort!<snip>
> > 
> > Cheryl:
> > 
> > ...Or it could just be a comment about Snape's sense of fashion:)
> > 
> Brothergib says;
> 
> The question was about who was the bad guy, not about clothing. If 
> anyone can HONESTLY tell me that their immediate reaction to that 
> statement was that Snape wouldn't wear a turban, then I guess I 
would 
> have to believe them. It does feel a bit like fitting an answer to 
> agree with ESE Snape!!

Rachael:
I think it was an example of JKR avoiding answering the question, but 
with humour.  

If she said "Snape is good and wouldn't help Voldemort" then we'd 
never question his motives or characters throughout the other books 
as Harry always does.  

If she said "It's because I'm saving Snape's evil moment for book 6 
and didn't want to waste it so early" then DD's death wouldn't be so 
surprising and we wouldn't have the blind trust in him throughout the 
book (and people wouldn't continue with all their Snape theories).  

So, she avoided really answering the question by making a joke.  
And regardless of whether Snape is good or evil or somewhere in 
between, I think we all know it's true - Snape would never wear a 
turban!

Rachael