[HPforGrownups] Re: JKR's answer to "Was Snape ever loved?"

[sunnylove0 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 134399

 
In a message dated 7/23/2005 9:28:36 AM Mountain Standard Time,  
G3_Princess at MailCity.com writes:

--- In  HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "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. 

Personally I take this  to mean Snape is more culpable because he 
must have bitterly disappointed  the hopes of whoever loved him and
because he had cause to know  better.

Any way you cut it SS is guilty of terrible crimes. The  question
is is he still evil or trying to redeem  himself?




Yes, definitely.  Snape has been a Death Eater.  Whether he  hoodwinked 
Dumbledore or truly recanted, he has been guilty of terrible things  (not to 
mention those curses).  And I doubt he learned racist beliefs at  his mother's knee, 
considering she married a Muggle.  And of course,  there's always the 
birthday wishes, which say something.  She gave them to  Draco and he finally showed 
some spine, anyway.
 
Amber
who is reserving judgement for Book 7, which is pretty much all we can  do


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