Hearing from the Great Middle...well not really...

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 140148

vmonte responds:

Something that I find interesting in the Snape debates is that
nothing JKR says in her interviews about Snape is ever considered as
canon evidence. Recently JKR responded to an interviewer that she has
never intentionally misled anyone regarding any of her characters
(although she does say she may have needed to change something minor—
but never a major plot point). If we are to take JKR's comments as
for the most part being canon, then you will notice that she is very
consistent in her comments regarding Snape.

Snape is a "very sadistic teacher, loosely based on a teacher" JKR
had. Snape is the type of teacher that abuses his power, and that one
of the shabbiest things you can do in life is too bully children.
Snape is not a pleasant person at all. Apparently, Snape is so
unpleasant, that after book 5 came out, JKR told an interviewer that
they shouldn't think that Snape was too nice, and that it was worth
keeping an eye on him...well we know what happened in book 6. After
book 6 came out JKR mentioned that someone had loved Snape and that
fact made him more culpable than Riddle, who was never loved.
Culpable of what?

JKR also worries about her female fans that are attracted to Snape
(Draco is included in this comment).
She states: "Girls, stop going for the bad guy. Go for a nice man in
the first place." When someone asked her if Snape would ever fall in
love she commented: "That's a horrible idea," and no one on earth
would want Snape to fall in love with them.

Don't you think it's interesting that Snape never talks about Lily?
He hates Harry because Harry reminds him of James, but what
about Lily? What did he feel for her? Because he doesn't treat Harry
nice for her sake either. And it's obvious that he is hiding
something. What does Snape see when he looks into Harry's eyes I
wonder? If no woman would want this guy to fall in love with her what
does it mean that JKR says he is a "bad guy?" Finally, what would
a "bad guy" do if he couldn't get what he wanted?

Vivian

http://www.madamscoop.org/themes/snape.htm