[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape again/Love and Vengeance/Ending

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 146084

La Gatta Lucianese:

Frankly, I don't believe Snape will turn out to be ESE!Snape, because 
it would be such a comedown it would really amount to bad writing. JKR 
has devoted an enormous amount of time and energy turning Snape into a 
person we feel sorry for and care about. To shoot her readers down by 
having Snape turn out to be the consumate villain after all would be 
just too disappointing. I can see her killing him off, though I 
profoundly hope she won't; if she does, I think it will be either in 
battle at Harry's side against Voldemort, or sacrificing himself in 
some way to make Harry's victory over Voldemort possible.


Sherry now:

But not all readers would be disappointed.  Frankly, i have never felt sorry
for Snape or cared one wit about him.  In fact, there's been far too much
page time devoted to him.  He's extremely dislikable, mean, a bully and not
very interesting.  Turning him into a saint, noble and self sacrificing
would be bad writing in my opinion.  ok, not bad writing, because it's JKR's
story, and she's going to go where she wants to go with it.  But it would be
terribly disappointing and boring to have Harry be all wrong *again* about
poor little misunderstood sevvy.  Yawn.  Snape hasn't done anything that
earns my caring or sympathy.  The second to last thing I want to see in the
last book is Snape nobly sacrificing himself for the sake of Harry.  or
sacrificing himself to help defeat Voldemort.  the only thing i don't want
to see even more is Harry dying.  i've even been considering waiting to buy
the book till i know the outcome, so if it ends up with the noble Severus
saving the day, or with the death of Harry, I can save some money.

Sherry