John Nettleship/Severus Snape -- was "Bad Snapers," Karma, and the End of ..

[lizzyben04]

No: HPFGUIDX 176428

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> Snape's Witch replies:
> 
> This is no doubt turning into the battle of Nettleship quotes, but 
> here's what I was basing my earlier comments on:  "J. K. Rowling: A 
> Biography" by Sean Smith (2001), pgs 54 & 55. The preceding paragraph 
> compared JKR's comprehensive school headmaster with Dumbledore:
> <snip>
> My main objection to the newspaper article was the statement that 
> Nettleship hated Jo.  I don't believe there's any evidence anywhere 
> that this is truly the case.  And the fact that he was able to accept 
> Jo's 'revenge' with good humor speaks much of the man's character IMO.
> 
> Snape's Witch
> apologizing for the lengthy quote and seeing no reason to make 
> further comment on the subject
>


lizzyben:

I agree w/you, Snape's Witch, I don't think Nettleship hated Jo at
all, & he seems to have accepted his literary doppleganger w/good
humor. (of course, what else is he going to do?) He seems to have a
wry sense of humor about the whole thing. Based on the article, I like
him, though I like Snape too, so that's not a surprise. 

However, the article actually says that JKR said that he hated her &
made her miserable. And I think that's correct - JKR could well think
that this teacher was hard on her because he hated her, w/o that being
the real reason. JKR also has said that she despised him. So, that's
her perception of him, whether that's accurate or not.

It just went to my larger point of the Potterverse as an avenue for
revenge. We seem to agree that Snape is Jo's "revenge" against this
teacher, as he himself has said. And JKR has also said that being a
writer allows you to get revenge against people who have wronged you.
IMO Snape is an example of that, as is Lockhart, Rita Skeeter, etc. 

It's sort of like if I came up w/the "lizzyben-verse", filled it
with people I truly can't stand, & then meted out various forms of
karmic justice to them. That would be pretty satisfying, actually. :)
And it's satisfying in the Potterverse as well as various bad guys
receive their comeuppance/payback. But it does mean that this series
is basically pro-revenge.  


lizzyben