Admonishing Snape

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 129585

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nrenka" <nrenka at y...> wrote:


> -Nora notes that we'll all have to rethink Snape in a month and a 
> half, and wonders how many people's images of the character will 
> survive (including her own)

You've made this point several times on various threads, Nora, and I
find it intriguing.  I know predictions are always dangerous,
especially (to quote the Zen master, Roshi Yogi Berra) about the
future.  Still, what kind of rethinking do you think will have to be
done?  If you were running a betting pool, on what would you bet?

Anyone else want to comment?  I'm talking about things that will be a
"BANG" in the sense of really revealing important things about Snape's
character and causing lots of people to rethink things.  What would
you bet on?

My own suspicion is that Snape will turn out, much to many people's
surprise, to be pretty much exactly what he appears to be -- a nasty
and bitter individual who hates Gryffindors in general and Harry most
of all, and who genuinely sides with DD but doesn't share a lot of his
values.  He will not be revealed as the good cop to DD's bad cop, as a
respected  and well-liked member of the faculty who jokes around in
the faculty lounge, as a secret father-figure for Harry, or as someone
who cares about Harry and Neville and is genuinely trying to teach
valuable lessons.  And I suspect the ultimate fate of the character
will play out from that (non) revelation.


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