This is not the Snape we wanted. Can we still love him?

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 134450

> >>Betsy Hp:
> Sorry.  I can't accept your premise.

> >>Nora: 
> Then I have to say: why respond, for the whole point was to think 
> through the premise as given. :)  ["So, if you don't agree, fine, 
> but let's not argue that one just now."]  Consider it a           
> hypothetic, to work upon the task of seeing all sides, and all    
> possibilities.

Betsy Hp:
Erm.. because I didn't want to?  Actually it was more the statement 
that no matter how you felt the scene went down, with or without 
Dumbledore's knowledge, Snape is an entirely new character, that I 
disagreed with.  And it was that statement I was responding to.

Inkling said: "I don't want to argue here about pros and cons of the 
various theories put forth about why Snape killed Dumbledore."  And 
so I didn't.  (Frankly, I don't want to argue those theories myself 
until I've done at least one more read through and have the book on 
hand to look up canon. *peeks over at husband diligently reading*)

But then Inkling said: "The first thing we need to accept is that 
the Snape we thought we knew doesn't exist."  And I totally disagree 
with that.  The Snape in HBP is *exactly* the Snape I thought he 
was.  

> >>Nora:
> <snip>
> At least try the exercise before rejecting it out of hand.

Betsy Hp:
I did though.  I went through the whole, "Ohmigod Snape is evil!" 
shock when I first read HBP (see message 133203).  Then I thought 
about it and realized, that no, Snape is exactly who he's always 
been, and Dumbledore is exactly who he's always been.  And that's 
why I rejected Inkling's premise and gave the response I did.

Betsy Hp (who feels totally free to take a response in any direction 
she wants)