Tuesday, August 2. 2005Culpability
This from J. K. Rowling's interview on Mugglenet:
"Has Snape ever been loved by anyone?" JKR: "Yes, he has, which in some ways makes him more culpable even than Voldemort, who never has." I posit that if the author sees Snape as "culpable," she does not see him as obedient to Dumbledore, but rather sees him as guilty of murdering him. Trackbacks
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Sideshow on :
There's a few more comments in that entire interview that, despite her best attempts otherwise, seem to give away her opinion on the Snape/Dumbledore issue. I'm not going to point them out for two reasons. 1) I don't want to influence anyones opinion as they read the article, and 2) most importantly too lazy to dig through it.
But I do agree with your comment. Ancient Of Days on :
Would anyone like to link to the interview? I looked on mugglenet.com, but didn't see it...
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Thanks, Curtis. I hadn't realized there was more than one page to the interview.
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Firstly: If you mean to say presume, then say presume. Don't make me go look up posit!
Secondly: I disagree. Snape is more guilty than Voldemort, because he actually knew love and chose evil (for a time). Voldemort never knew love, and therefore had nothing to turn against. It's like what the Lord said in Alma 24:30. Paraphrased: the state of enlightened people who fall into sin is worse than if they had never know. It however does not follow, that Snape has not returned to the good side (ie. repented), and been forgiven. We would need to tie Rowling down with a better question, to get at what you are suggesting. And as for Sideshow not wanting to influence me, isn't that the point of an arguement, to try and influence opinion? Daboo on :
"Posit" is one of those words that only the pure in heart can understand at first glance. I had to test your soul somehow... and, incidentally, I extend my condolances at your failure to pass. ;)
Have you read the whole Rowling interview? I agree with Sideshow that there are several hints...Rowling laughing at the idea that Snape is good, for starters... Maybe you're right, though...perhaps he was culpable once and is now noble...but we're never going to tie Rowling down with a better question. She's too canny for that. radar on :
I was the one that told everyone about the interview, so yes I have read it. I agree that we will not get her tied down with questions
What are the other hints. I may not have seen them, or maybe they are points I just disagree with.. Please point those points out to me. I just don't see Dumbledore getting the wool pulled over his eyes, by Snape. Give the article about HP a read that is on popcorn bandits.com a read. Danny presents a fairly good argument about this. As for the condition of my soul, I have finally managed to get it just the right shade of ebony I have been looking for. So I will thank you not to comment about it! :-) radar on :
Sorry, it is still too nebulous for me. And I still cling to what I felt reading the books.
Snape is still a horrible, embittered, retched man. But he is not evil. Uncle Walt on :
I just had to add my own two cents. If you look at that section quoted above in the interview, she didn't (*say*) that Snape was evil. She said it would be a spoiler. Why would it be a spoiler if she were to say that Snape was evil? We've read the book, we've seen him kill Dumbledore, why on earth would she say it were a spoiler? What would be a spoiler is if she told us he was following Dumbledore's direction. She's leading us to believe what she wants us to believe so it'll be a bigger revelation when we read Book 7. She's not laughing because it's an obvious answer, she's laughing because it (*isn't*)! Nash is right. Snape is not benevolent, nor is he kind or reasonable. But for some reason, he is still loyal to Dumbledore...who may or may not be dead.
Daboo on :
Well, it's waaay too much of a stretch to say that Snape isn't evil because Rowling said it was a spoiler. She's not an idiot--she reads the web pages, she knows the rumors, not to mention that she wrote the books to leave that avenue open--she knows that it would be a spoiler at this point to say *anything* about Snape. She wouldn't tell us (isn't telling us) even if Snape truly were evil--except for the culpability comment, which is grounds for my opinion.
As for Dumbledore...I wanted to believe he wasn't dead, too, except that Fawkes cried. Why would Fawkes cry for Dumbledore if he wasn't truly dead? Therefore, I think Dumbledore is dead, dead, dead. Sideshow on :
It would be a spoiler to say Snape is evil because it would then answer the question is Dumbledore dead? It would also answer the question Was snape fooling dumbledore and is in league with Voldemort, or Was he fooling Voldemort and in league with Dumbledore? All of which are questions that have some sort of tie-in still to be determined in book 7
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Well said daboo |
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