The bookstore also made me take a sticker with my receipt. I had two choices; one that said, “Trust Snape”, and the other said, “Snape is a Very Bad Man”. Fuck. How am I supposed to know? My personal thought is that Snape isn’t necessarily a nice person, but he is not ‘bad’ either. There is no way he sat around in Hogwarts for years and years if his only goal was to kill Dumbledore. The two of them had to have made some sort of arrangement and his actions will somehow be explained in the last book. So, no, I don’t think he is a very bad man. But I sure as hell don’t trust him either. The clerk at the bookstore must have thought I was mildly retarded because I probably stared blankly at him for a full 30 seconds before stating, a little too loudly,
“If I have to choose, I’ll take the ‘Trust Snape’ one, although I don’t exactly trust him. I really think that you should have a third option for people who are still undecided on the matter. I mean, it’s so obvious that J.K. Rowling could go in two completely difference directions and how am I supposed to know what she is thinking right now? I mean, I am not a mind reader. I would be very disappointed if Snape ended up being bad after all these years of Dumbledore sticking up for him. I mean, I definitely trust Dumbledore. I trust him more than I dislike Snape. Don’t you have any Dumbledore stickers?”
Surprisingly, the clerk was not too nonplused by this outburst. His expression never changed and he simply handed me my sticker and said, “I apologize for not having a Dumbledore choice. Thank you for shopping at Waldenbooks. Please have a nice day.” Basically, he dismissed me. But I was so worked up thinking about my Snape allegiance that I didn’t even notice. I stewed about it for most of the night. Only two more months though, and all my questions will be answered! I can’t wait!
7 comments:
Wow! That is a lot of emotion just for a pre-order of a book. I am not sold on the idea that this will be the last we'll hear from Harry Potter.
Wow. I was about to comment that you were thinking way too much about this, then you got me thinking about it, and now I don't know what to think either!!!
Still, I'd probably go with the 'Trust Snape' as well now.
Trusting Snape? I thought it was established in the last book that he was bad, just not heartless. But those bookmarks...
It could only mean that Snape will turn out good. Hmmm.
So, yes, I am excited too. Although it will be strange to have one where Harry's not in school (right? isn't he off on a quest the whole itme) and there's no (sniff) Dumbledore.
I feel like a dork talking about it, but at least I know I am not alone...
You sure are stoked to find out the conclusion. I don't remember as much anticipation when Hairy Cooter came out.
Wow, I didn't think anybody still shopped at Waldenbooks.
i dislike snape, but i lean on 'trusting' him, i suppose because like you, i trust dumbledore. i think in the last book, he was in a rotten situation he couldn't escape without letting death eaters know he was in the order. and maybe dumbledore had given him a secret mission to find something about the horcruxes or whatever. i dont know. all conjecture.
i just reread a few of the harry potter books to whet my appetite for the 7th, and i have to say, rowling sure loves to use the word "stride". shift F7 missy. it's called a thesaurus. other than that, i still love it.
If I met snape in a dark alley I would be all like, what up? You totally suck. And he would walk away shamed.
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