It doesn't seem curious at all.

January 16, 2016 5:12 PM

Every Snape scene in chronological order shows his anguished evolution.
posted by Cool Papa Bell (8 comments total)

This was surprisingly poetic and lovely when I saw it earlier today. The end was a little odd, but I really liked the whole thing more than I expected.
posted by amtho at 5:48 PM on January 16, 2016

Double, I think.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 5:59 PM on January 16, 2016

This really makes me hate Harry all over again.
posted by shakespeherian at 6:04 PM on January 16, 2016 [4 favorites]

I quite enjoyed this, thank you. The emotions that Alan Rickman could convey with such few words...especially that scene where he finds and cradles Lily's body...move me so much.
posted by annieb at 6:17 PM on January 16, 2016

When they reboot the series in fifteen years and get someone age appropriate to play Snape (who I believe dies before turning forty), I will be very disappointed.
posted by ovenmitt at 6:28 PM on January 16, 2016 [1 favorite]

But the rebooted series will have a black Hermione as the primary protagonist so the loss of Rickman will be painful but still we be balanced by some good.

No Maggie Smith as McGonagall would be unpossible though.
posted by vuron at 6:38 PM on January 16, 2016

This really makes me hate Harry all over again.

Harry was not the adult in that relationship. Harry was not in a position of professional responsibility over the children in his care. Harry was an orphaned child and teenager in basically constant mortal peril. It is not incumbent on children to accommodate the emotional issues of the adults in their lives.
posted by yasaman at 6:39 PM on January 16, 2016 [6 favorites]

What I particularly loved about this edit is, you are going into it with the instruction that you should be looking at Snape's performance. And, when viewed from that lens, you really get the sense of Snape's frustration that he is supposed to secretly care for Harry, but from his perspective, Harry is fucking it up. The James side of Harry is dragging everything down, putting everything at risk. Harry is not worthy of all the work everyone is doing for him. You fucking little twit! We're fighting a war here, for you, and you can't even pay attention in Potions class!
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 7:00 PM on January 16, 2016 [3 favorites]