So now we know what the book covers will look like...

[donnaimmaculata]

...And already there are "Oh no, poor Snape has been forced by evil Dumbledore to continue teaching Harry!!!11" vibes. But look at it logically: We want Dumbledore to force Snape to continue teaching Harry. Because the books are written from Harry's perspective. If Snape no longer teaches Harry, there will be less Snape in the books.

Unless, of course, one doesn't care for canon!Snape, because Rowling has no grasp of his character anyway.

Comments

[gmth.livejournal.com]

I thought it was funny, too... I assumed you were joking. If not, well, it's a very odd statement.

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

Half-joking, really. I was referring to those people who claim that they would write Snape much better than Rowling does. I have come across such comments, and they always strike me as a bit odd.

What I meant is, I didn't expect it to be funny as in making someone laugh. I'd rather have expected to elicit a weak grin, if anything. Ah, the joys of online conversation.

[gmth.livejournal.com]

Ah, cool. Whew. I agree that those statements from people claiming to be able to write Snape better than Rowling are silly, and that's what I thought you were trying to say. Glad to learn I was wrong. :-)

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

Ah, this is the reason why I usually abuse emoticons, especially ;-)'s and *g*'s. I'm glad we clarified that *g*