Cultural standards, nasty teachers, abused children/ JKR quote new for me

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 144811

> zgirnius:
<SNIP>
> It seems the answer is 'No, Snape is just fine as he is. Just so 
long 
> as it is clear to the readers at the end that he is a villain and 
has 
> suffered for each and every little fault.' 
> 
> 


That would seem to sum up things very nicely, indeed.  I think what 
many of us want is exactly that, a clear denunciation of Snape's abuse 
of Harry and Neville (which means the involvement of a third party 
much as was the case with the Dursleys abuse of Harry) and fitting 
punishment for his actions (which is not the same as official 
punishment for his actions). I think, given JKR's preference for 
comeuppance (or whatever you want to call it -- karma, poetic justice, 
or what have you) it would be a fairly safe bet that will be included 
(although before the third chapter of HBP and her announcement about 
Umbridge I was only giving it 50/50).  As you say, it is VERY 
important that his abuse of his students be specifically punished.  
Just to say that "well, he was horribly punished for his actions on 
the Tower and therefore that would be overkill," -- nope, that won't 
go over any day of the week and it won't go over twice on Sunday.


Lupinlore