ESE, DDM, OFH, or Grey? (WAS: DDM!Snape the definition)

[Sydney]

No: HPFGUIDX 162489


Debbie:

>>There's no doubt that I like Grey! over DDM! because I like my
>characters
>spiced rather than neat. However, Grey! is a much closer relative to DDM!
> than to OFH!Snape.  More like DDM! spiked with self-doubt and
indecision.

Sydney:

LOL-- mulled Snape, how Christmassy! A much better analogy. I still
don't think we see any indecision *scenes* with Snape, as you would
sort of need to establish him as a weak and indecisive character.  So
far he's been Mr. Snap-Judgement Action Man Who Won't Change His Mind
About Anything Without Being Dragged Kicking and Screaming.  With only
one book left it seems a little late in the game to introduce this
vital new facet to his character.

There's a kind of Grey!Snape would be an awesome character but maybe I
just feel he'd need a book of his own...and that book would be "Young
Snape", who would be in exactly the mind-making-up position you would
love (I'd LOVE to do a comic book on that)!  It just seems to me Snape
changing his mind about *anything* would be an extremely protracted
and involved process!

Actually, from that point of view you might well get your Grey!Snape,
if we have enough flashback material in Book VII. There's good reason
to expect that Snape's *first* descision making will be on-screen,
along with whatever Dramatic Scene made Dumbledore trust him so much.
Pensive flashbacks that Harry can witness would serve a much better
story purpose than expository non-POV chapters, which JKR has used
till now to set up suspense more than exposition.


> Debbie
> realizing that she appears to have almost talked herself into DDM!Snape


Sydney, thinking grey!Snape and young!Snape are probably close to the
same person

*deleted and reposted to reorganize my ideas... sorry about that!