I Damn Thee, Snape!
Remember that dreadful Mugglenet Editorial The Deification of Severus Snape by Glovebox?
Previous Discussion Here
Now someone named hpboy has written a companion piece called . . . wait for it . . .
The Damnation of Severus Snape
I wonder what is wrong with Mugglenet these days? Their editorial section used to have such a great reputation for posting essays of depth and meaning, and now all they post are diatribes towards a large percentage of the fans who like Snape. I wonder how much longer they can call themselves "The World's Number One Harry Potter Website" at this rate?
But then, I guess they figure Snape is the only thing worth talking about anymore, and rightly so. And if it's controversial they will get more hits on the website, so why not use some idiotic essay to get more clicks? I'm going to do it right here on my blog as well. *winky*
Anyway, this is extra-stinky tripe and not really worth reading, so I'll spare you the analysis this time and just post the ending. We've read this a million times from a bunch of bad readers and sore losers. Why would anyone find this relevant? Snape is Bad. The Snape fans are worse. The Essayist is right and knows The TRUTH, and the rest of the world is wrong, even including characters in the book such as Dumbledore and Harry, not to mention the author herself. Forgiveness is bad and no one is redeemed. Harry and Neville were traumatized and some readers have a case of Head Explosion.
So after remembering all of these choice Snape moments (and I'm sure there are plenty more, and we have only scratched the surface of what he's done to Harry), I just can't think of him as a good guy. Yes, Severus Snape was technically on Dumbledore's side, and he has a beautifully tragic unrequited love for Lily Potter. However, he is still an awful, spiteful, petty, vindictive, and cruel human being. He is not fit to interact with children, much less teach them.
So while I love Snape as a character, and think of him as one of Jo's crowning literary achievements, I still hate him as a person. And perhaps the fangirling would be better directed towards Alan Rickman.
Way to go, hpboy!!! You almost made it to the very end, but you had to go and attack the Snape fans in the last line. Do you realize how boring this is? Get over yourself! It's none of your business who we fangirl/fanboy/fan.period. You are a jerk. Maybe you are The Jerk, and just about as brilliant.