JKR's answer to "Was Snape ever loved?"

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 134340

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ladyljd" <ladyljd at y...> wrote:
> Leslie41 <leslie41 at y...> wrote:
> > JKR is asked directly:  "Has Snape ever been loved by anyone?"
> > 
> > JKR: Yes, he has, which in some ways makes him more culpable 
> > even than Voldemort, who never has. 
> > 
> 

a thought on this...Perhaps, JKR is not speaking of sexual, romantic
love, but of a mother's love.  I have to think that the fact we were
truly told about Snape's parents has something to do with it.  I am
thinking that Snape's mum loved him very much.  I do think his mother
is dead and probably died when he was a young boy - perhaps prior to
him entering Hogwarts.  I know there is nothing canon about my
statement - my woman's intution is yelling at me right now :)

(I just really hate the Lily/Snape stuff - if I want a harliquin
romance story with a love triangle, I'll buy those books - just
saying. I know some really get into it, but, alas, I am not one of those)

> 
> > She seems to be saying that we're "clinging to a desperate 
> > hope" and Snape is worse than Voldemort, which is making it
> > very hard for me to really support the clues in the text.
> > 
> > What do ya'll think?
> 
> 
> I believe JKR will destroy Snape in Book 7.  Every Snape fan's 
> worst case scenario will be played out.  
> 
> I'll never accept her reasoning on this but I'm going to let it 
> sink into my head.  We should take JKR at her word.  She hates 
> Snape. Period.  She may love to hate him but she hates him none 
> the less. And he's her creation.  She can destroy him if she 
> wants to.
> 
> Perhaps this is her way of dealing with childhood trauma caused 
> by the evil teacher she spoke of in an earlier interview?  Whatever
her purpose is in this, I'll never like it.  But after six books I
have no choice but to read the final dismal chapter.
> Still bitter,
> 
> Ljd
> 
another thought on this one.  Teachers I LOATHED when I was younger, I
know understand and have a greater respect of what they were doing &
teaching.  Granted, I never had a teacher like Snape, but I did have
strict teachers, who were not my favorites at the time - nor now.  
But, as an adult, I can look back at those years and understand what
they were trying to teach me and why certain methods were employed. 
Perhaps, as a child, she saw the "evil" teacher as Harry sees Snape. 
As an adult, she now sees the teacher as not evil, but a person who
has faults and weaknesses, and understands the motives.  

I don't know - just guessing and projecting here.  But it is more fun
to write an 'evil' character - most actors prefer playing the evil
person than the good person.  I think JKR doth protests too much...

I think that Snape will be off'd in book 7.  However, didn't JKR once
state that she kills off characters she likes?  hmmmm..

colebiancardi
(not bitter, but hopeful for Snape's redeemption)