[HPforGrownups] Re: Maraurders/he exists

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 168270

Wynleaf:
When JKR wrote the scene of Filch's detention files, she had the perfect
opportunity to reveal a few of Snape's detentions, where she could show us
some of *his* misdeeds.  But she didn't show us any.



Sherry:
As if Snape would have allowed Harry to see any of his own detentions when
he's in the midst of trying to further rip Harry's respect and love for his
father to pieces.  Yeah, noble guy Snape.  This was one of the scenes when I
most deeply despised Snape, and one for which no matter what his true
loyalties, I would never forgive him.  I never got the idea that he did it
for anything good for Harry.  No it seemed to me that he did it out of his
mean petty childish attitude toward Harry solely because of who his father
was.  And until HBP, I believed Snape was a sick twisted bastard, but
ultimately on Dumbledore's side.    

Anyway, if JKR is trying to set people up with big revelations about Snape,
as Mike was trying to point out, I think--forgive me Mike if I
misrepresent--she purposely set it up to keep Snape looking like the poor
helpless innocent victim.  That's a definite set up, I think, an image that
I hopefully expect to be torn down in the last book.  Frankly, for me, if
Snape is a huge part of DH, I may have to rethink if I even want to read it.
I read the books to follow Harry's adventures, and not to read even more
pages about a jerk like Snape.  He's had far too much page time already.
I'm one who normally roots for the underdog, so to speak, but I've had too
many scenes of Snape being cruel and vindictive to children, not to mention
the murder of Dumbledore,  to care one bit about what happens to him or his
character arc.

Just my opinion, of course.

Sherry