So, in the books, do Harry, Ron, or Hermione /ever/ apologize for

[qnr]

accusing Snapes of doing such nasty things, when in many cases he was trying to help?

Obviously, we're watching Harry Potter.

[tomreedtoon]

1. Nope. Why should they?

If J.K. Rowling wants to paint Snape as a nasty guy who just happens to be on the side of right this time, why should he deserve an apology?

I submit to the court that villains in contemporary American comic books have more nuance than anything Ms. Rowling wrote. If someone could send her a copy of "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" she might learn one word she never seemed to understand in her teaching career; NUANCE.

And Miller isn't even the best example of nuance, but it's way above the works of the Richest Woman in Britain.

[qnr]

2. They should apologize because they were wrong. It's quite simple. n/t

[Neoma]

4. Well they still don't know most of Snape's mysterious past..

Besides..if he doesn't know or care about them blaming him then all is A-OK.

[liberalpragmatist]

3. Well, it's told from a child's point of view

I'm sure you'll disagree and I'll concede that I do wish she'd throw some more favorable/palatable characters into slytherin - make it more nuanced as you would say.

But the point is that the books are very black-white in the early books and less so as the series continues. Harry for instance found in either the fourth or fifth book that his father was quite an asshole and where a lot of Snape's bitterness comes from (quite justified) - so I think the point Rowling is getting to is breaking down the black-white view as people grow. Ask a twelve-year-old, and they'll see everything in black and white. Ask a seventeen-year-old and they'll think things are far more relative.

[Withywindle]

6. Excellent way of putting it...

...As I see it, the first book, when the protagonists are eleven, sets up this very childlike black-and-white worldview, and the rest of the series slowly and intricately pulls it apart as the main characters get older and learn more about the adult world and its machinations. Their sphere of reference gets wider and wider (and darker and darker, as it happens) with each book.

If it was all like the first couple books, I'd've gotten awfully bored with it. The way it really is....lawd no. Definitely not bored.

[Writer]

5. My question is...

will Harry and Hermione ever start twitterpating?

:shrug: