The Reason Snape is such a miserable git.....

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, "demetra1225" <tzakis1225 at n...> wrote<snipped>:
> Well, there are only a couple days left til Book 6 so I figure I 
> might as well post my half-baked theories.  
> 
> 
> 1.  Severus Snape is married
> 
> "Are you married, or are you happy?" – Curly, The Three Stooges
> 
> I don't think it would be controversial to say that Severus Snape is 
> a deeply unhappy person.  His unhappiness goes beyond the usual `bad 
> hair day' level.  Really, what else could cause that much misery, 
> but marriage to a deranged harpy?  
> 


KarentheUnicorn's Reply:

I also have wondered if he is married or has been married, as I 
remember JKR made a comment about Professors Being Married, or 
something like that. Though, your theory about a arrogant man being 
married to a Crazy Wife is very Jane Eyre'ish. It has reminded me very 
much of that story. OH yea, and if you haven't read Jane Erye, please 
don't read this post, since I am comparing, there are JE spoilers 
(laughs)

If one will remember the story, it is about a governess that goes to a 
wealty man's home to care for his ward, in effect, falls in love with 
that arrogant git, and ends up finding out he is already married. The 
movie versions of this story leave out a lot. 

But, it is one of my favorite stories and I am very much reminded of 
something in the book. It has a very similar sound to it, or, at least 
the movie version of Snape anyway.

Quote: I am sure most people would find him an ugly man, yet, there 
was so much unconscious pride in his part; so much ease in his 
demeanour; such a look of complete indifference to his own external 
apperance; so haughty a reliance on the power of other qualities, 
intrinsic or adventitious, that, in looking at him, one inevitably 
shared the indifference, and, even in a blind, inperfect sence, put 
faith in that confidence.

I am reminded that in the Jane Eyre book, Mr. Rochester was very 
arrogant, quick tempered and ugly, he had a ward, a little girl, but 
he confessed he did not like children, though he was really a caring 
man deep down, and in the end, the truth of it was, he had just been 
used badly by his family and was in fact lonely because he had been 
forced by his family to marry a crazy woman because of money, etc. In 
some parts of Jane Eyre I fond Mr. Rochester very cruel with words and 
attitude and...well, should I say Snapish.

Anyways, I wonder if JKR is a Jane Eyre fan (laughs) Could she 
possibly have a JE ending for Snape? Well, maybe thats not wholly what 
I mean, in the end Mr. Rochester is hurt trying to save his crazy 
wife, the movies do not due his injuries justice, in the book I am 
reminded that he lost the use of one of his arms and was very badly 
injured, but in the end he is set free of the burdon of his crazy 
wife, and is able to live again and marries Jane. Now, I'm not going 
for the Snape gets a new girl FanFic ending, I highly doubt JKR will 
do that...

I am wondering though, if, somehow the ending will be similar in that, 
Perhaps Snape will be hurt badly, but not killed, and he will be able 
to free himself not only from Voldemort, but also from his harmfull 
feelings and grudges about James/Sirius/Lupin....and in affect, 
perhaps he can start to change his attitude towards Harry......I shall 
hope JKR doesn't kill him off, and does something like that, because 
at some point, killing off all the characters....to me...is boaring, I 
would even say it is an easy way out. If you kill them off, you don't 
have to deal with them actually fitting back in or working out in the 
story.

KarentheUnicorn