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Problem is, I am not sure JKR actually knows how to really write an "evil" character we can sympathize with.
She does all right with black-and-white characters, but Snape is a messed-up character with a lot of gray. HPMOR again did an excellent job writing a mostly-canon Snape who you can actually like as a character. Which is something JKR couldn't manage.
Heck, HPMOR has a Voldemort you can sympathize with!
Is there anyone in canon who you can disapprove of them and their actions, yet feel for them? No, they are all revolting people.
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And yet, with that portrayal, we are supposed to believe he named his son after Snape????????
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