OotP is unpopular? What are people thinking! Resistance movements are my favorite thing ever, so I adored it.

DH1 is excellentexcellentexcellent. I highly recommend it.

I think I was hoping for him to be more altruistic while reading. But in retrospect I think it is better this way. I think the point is not that Snape was a good person; but that love can be redemptive to a degree even in bad people. Snape is a bad person who Dumbledore used (like he uses everyone) for good, and is the ironic, *living* embodiment of Lily's love, which is basically the central thing that keeps Harry alive....He's in a prison of his own making, and I find that sad and touching.


This is an excellent analysis, and I think if it weren't for fandom reactions, I could embrace it.

But I'm also always skeptical that he really loved Lily as opposed to just being sort of obsessed with her: if he loved her, would he have treated her son that way?

He's definitely one of the more nuanced and well-developed characters in the series, so I totally understand your reaction to him. It's one I approve of. :D