I was wrong (contains spoilers, lots and lots of them)

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 172615

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" <eggplant107 at ...> 
wrote:
(snip)> But in my own defense let me ask even the most loyal members 
of the I
> love Snape club something, wasn't there a time when reading the book
> you thought I must be wrong, Snape really is evil?

Ginger admits:
Yes, yes I did.  I'm not proud of it.  I lost it when he was driven 
out by McG and the other teachers.  I would have never believed that 
he would have a cover that deep.  

My only thought was "oh, dear, how ever shall I face Alla?"  She at 
least had canon backing her.  I had only a love for Snape since he 
gripped the back of the chair when Ginny got dragged into the 
chamber.  Mine was fantasy, hers was canon.  I felt a huge hole in 
the pit of my stomach as though Snape had betrayed me personally.  
(Never felt that way about JKR- only Snape.)  

All the Snape haters can at least say they read Snape the way he was 
supposed to be read.

May I also say, Eggplant, that it was very good to read your post.  I 
had wondered how many people would be willing and able to go on if 
their expectations were not met.  You have read the book objectivly, 
and modified your opinion once the evidence was fully in and fully 
considered, that's what it's all about.  Not to mention having the 
intestinal fortitude to post it.

Ginger, back after several months of being so far behind that I gave 
up.