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The HMS STFU - Two Views of James Potter
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| Anything to make James the villain--it's practically required to be a Snapefen these days.
That said, WORD. | | (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
| (Anonymous) | | Link: | (Link) | | Time: | 2009-05-05 09:04 pm (UTC) |
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| Anything to make James the villain--it's practically required to be a Snapefen these days.
That said, WORD.
Thanks. :)
I just don't get how hating a minor character becomes more important than the entire plot. I mean-- Harry has this whole big, important character arc going on right over there. Perhaps glasses are in order?
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| I just don't get how hating a minor character becomes more important than the entire plot.
See, it all comes down to unfulfilled expectations.
Like the Harmonians, the Snapefen(I'm assuming these are Snapefen - can't keep track) went into Deathly Hallows with some optimistic expectations. They expected Snape to save the day, save the Trio, kill Voldemort and accept that worthless Harry Potter's apologies. They expected that if he died, he would go out in a blaze of glory, sacrificing himself to save the day, save the Trio, kill Voldemort and accept that worthless Harry Potter's apologies as he died.
So they were obviously disappointed when it turned out that much like Lord Tywin, Snape did not in the end - you know.
And that's why they hate James Potter along with every other character who was ever meeeeen to their poor woobie. | | (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
| (Anonymous) | | Link: | (Link) | | Time: | 2009-05-05 09:48 pm (UTC) |
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| Like the Harmonians, the Snapefen(I'm assuming these are Snapefen - can't keep track) went into Deathly Hallows with some optimistic expectations. They expected Snape to save the day, save the Trio, kill Voldemort and accept that worthless Harry Potter's apologies. They expected that if he died, he would go out in a blaze of glory, sacrificing himself to save the day, save the Trio, kill Voldemort and accept that worthless Harry Potter's apologies as he died.
It's not that that isn't a good explanation. It is! It's just that the only reasonable response to expectations like those is 'that's crazy,' which leads to a whole new level of bafflement. I mean-- he got a pretty good blaze of glory, considering who he was and what his character arc was.
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| | I would say that it really comes down to wanting authorial acknowledgment of the goodness of Snape, at bottom. The most important bit was for someone to say, "That Snape was done wrong by us all," and weep over his grave. | | (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
| God, I was half dreading the arrival of DH, because I half-expected JKR to put in something like that, where Snape is some pivotal character in the last battle, or who reveals himself as the knight in shining armor. If that had actually been in the plot those Snapefen would have been bloody insufferable for years on end.
But no, he is ded from snake, and that's that. *smirks*
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![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif) lakme | | Link: | (Link) | | Time: | 2009-05-05 11:39 pm (UTC) |
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| | I was dreading the inevitable "Snape loved Lily" plot reveal because I knew it would make people view him as even more of a poor victim. Also, it was kind of cliche. | | (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
| | That's one thing I don't get-- is Harry naming his firstborn after Snape not good enough for them somehow? | | (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
| | Glasses are already in place--it lets them see a total jerk as a saint and everyone who even cuts him off in traffic as evil incarnate. | | (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
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