JKR's devotion to children/why this may indicate Snape is evil

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 133905

> Susan McGee wrote:
> >>We all know about JKR's devotion and dedication to children -- she
> loves them all, as indicated by her readings to children, her
> charitable contributions to children, her disclosing of the book 
title
> to a particularly adorable boy....
> 
> So, Snape's treatment of children may indicate his real character.
> 
> [snip examples of Snape treating children badly]
> 
> I believe that this kind of behavior towards children is disgusting
> and unpardonable -- but never mind what I think -- I believe JKR
> believes that, too..<<
> 
> HunterGreen:
<SNIP>
> The fact that he's so obviously evil is what makes it so hard to 
> accept that he actually is. He's much more interesting as a "good-
but-
> doesn't-act-it" character. As a bad guy, he's almost a stereotype, 
he 
> dresses in dark clothes, he's a loner, he's cruel, he despises the 
<SNIP> 
> [Personally though, I don't think it matters either way now what 
his 
> personality is like. I feel we lost a good character, but (to me at 
> least) there's no getting past him killing Voldemort. I wish there 
> was some way out of it.]
> 


Alla:

I would like to disagree with Rebecca  and say that Snape could still 
be a very interesting character  as someone who lost his chance for 
redemption , or so it seems.

He does not have to be stereotypical as ESE, in fact pre HBP 
Voldemort fills this role in my imagination very strongly.

Snape may have genuinely repented for what  he did to Potters, but 
then started to resent Dumbledore when Harry  came to school.

Someone said ( don't remember the name of the poster-) that Snape may 
have killed Dumbledore BECAUSE he thought that Dumbledore places too 
much importance on Harry as bein the one who can kill Voldie.

It sounds quite plausible to me  now that Snape may want to kill 
Voldemort himself and feels that Dumbledore was blocking his way so 
to speak.

I think the possibilities are endless here. :-)

As to what Susan said, well, yes, I always thought that what Snape 
does  to Harry and Neville reveals VERY dark person. 

But I never expected THAT. I was glad that I guessed correctly that 
he was the eavesdropper though.


I agree with you Rebecca though - it does not matter eventually for 
what reasons Snape killed Dumbledore  and I just don't see pure 
reasons for murder in "Potterverse". Sorry!

Unless of course Dumbledore is secretly alive. :-) But I doubt it. 
Sigh...

Just me,

Alla.