Snape: good or bad?

Bart Lidofsky bartl at sprynet.com
Fri Nov 18 04:00:21 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 143178

Gary Meuse wrote:
> The rest of the Slytherins are also probably victims of low 
> self-esteem. They are generally homely and desperate enough for 
> control over something in their lives to make that their first 
> way of responding to any situation.  They'll do _anything_ to 
> succeed.  That's desperation.  (I'm leaving out the occasional 
> sociopath that no doubt shows up.)

Bart:
I think, frankly, it's bigotry on JKR's part. Good, intelligent, heroic 
people are good looking. People who are homely or overweight or both 
tend to be evil, cruel, small-minded, and/or unintelligent.

	Bart







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