A week and a day
Atilla the Mom may be returning to school, but I only have a week and a day until I'm completely done! Unless I decide to get my PhD. I probably won't. Or, as we say in my neck of the woods--I prolly won't.
As soon as I'm done with school, I'll be able to devote my life to much more important things. For instance, is Severus Snape totally evil or just mildly evil? I think he's only mildly evil. My co-worker (who is currently whipping paper clips at me) and I argue about it every morning. Every morning I convince him and every night he unconvinces himself.
I admit that Snape is a jerk. He's a rotten excuse for a human being and an amazingly cruel teacher. I had a teacher like that once. But I did learn a lot from him. I've always believed he was in serious denial about his sexuality. Can that make a person bitter? This guy used to pull students aside to tell them how much he HATED them. I can't imagine it was a big surprise to him when he had a brick tossed through his window. It's funny that he's just the kind of person I would enjoy in real life.
Back to Snape. Sometimes when I kiss my ball and chain on the forehead and he's all sweaty and gross, I say, "Ooh, you're all Snapey." And I think Alan Rickman--30 years ago--would have been a good Snape. However, the movies leave out his more appealing qualities--greasy hair and all that.
I love that character. He's the most interesting character in the Potter series. I know Voldemort is going to die. I'm pretty confident that loads of people are going to snuff it--including Snape. But I really need to know... Who is Snape working for?? I have less than a year to wait. And that's too bloody long.
This is why I think Snape is not completely bad. I think he had to kill Dumbledore. He made the unbreakable vow with Narcissa Malfoy to either make sure Draco could do the job or he'd do it for him. Personally, I believe Dumbledore knew about it. Dumbledore's not too concerned about dying anyway. And in his mind, Snape should save Draco from committing that horrible act. So, Snape killed Dumbledore to 1.) save Draco and 2.) save himself (cause you die if you break the unbreakable vow.
Will Harry snuff it at the end? I think I'd have to re-read Joseph Campbell's theory of the hero to answer that question. I still think Hermione is too smart for Ron.
Of course, I really posted this for Nikki--who is horribly ill with a summer cold. In fact, my next post will be about Twin Peaks and the flu.
As soon as I'm done with school, I'll be able to devote my life to much more important things. For instance, is Severus Snape totally evil or just mildly evil? I think he's only mildly evil. My co-worker (who is currently whipping paper clips at me) and I argue about it every morning. Every morning I convince him and every night he unconvinces himself.
I admit that Snape is a jerk. He's a rotten excuse for a human being and an amazingly cruel teacher. I had a teacher like that once. But I did learn a lot from him. I've always believed he was in serious denial about his sexuality. Can that make a person bitter? This guy used to pull students aside to tell them how much he HATED them. I can't imagine it was a big surprise to him when he had a brick tossed through his window. It's funny that he's just the kind of person I would enjoy in real life.
Back to Snape. Sometimes when I kiss my ball and chain on the forehead and he's all sweaty and gross, I say, "Ooh, you're all Snapey." And I think Alan Rickman--30 years ago--would have been a good Snape. However, the movies leave out his more appealing qualities--greasy hair and all that.
I love that character. He's the most interesting character in the Potter series. I know Voldemort is going to die. I'm pretty confident that loads of people are going to snuff it--including Snape. But I really need to know... Who is Snape working for?? I have less than a year to wait. And that's too bloody long.
This is why I think Snape is not completely bad. I think he had to kill Dumbledore. He made the unbreakable vow with Narcissa Malfoy to either make sure Draco could do the job or he'd do it for him. Personally, I believe Dumbledore knew about it. Dumbledore's not too concerned about dying anyway. And in his mind, Snape should save Draco from committing that horrible act. So, Snape killed Dumbledore to 1.) save Draco and 2.) save himself (cause you die if you break the unbreakable vow.
Will Harry snuff it at the end? I think I'd have to re-read Joseph Campbell's theory of the hero to answer that question. I still think Hermione is too smart for Ron.
Of course, I really posted this for Nikki--who is horribly ill with a summer cold. In fact, my next post will be about Twin Peaks and the flu.
posted by Miss Keeks at 12:40 PM
4 Comments:
You're killing me, woman!
Congrats there!
I know... you all believe in Snape's loyalty. I do to. He can't let me down!!! I'll be devastated!!
Seriously, once I'm done with school (what... is it really in two days?), I'll have the time to get back into some serious reading.
Um, I haven't read that book yet....
but don't worry, I already knew Snape killed Dumbledor
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