Borders released an exclusive book entitled
The Great Snape Debate by Orson Scott Card, Joyce Millman, and Amyin Berner, April of 2007. The subject of the book, should it not be obvious, is:
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The Harry Potter books are supposed to be about Harry Potter. So why can't we stop talking about Severus Snape?
Love him or love to hate him, Snape has become the pivotal character in the Harry Potter series. There are plenty of reasons to believe he killed Dumbledore at the end of Half-Blood Prince at Dumbledore's behest -- but plenty of reasons not to, too. So is Snape on Harry's side, or is he on Voldemort's? Is he bad to the bone, or just a little misunderstood?
Only after Deathly Hallows will we know for sure . . . but we can make some educated guesses now.
Designed as a flip book, half the book provides the case for Snape's innocence and when flipped over, the other half provides the case for Snape's Guilt. In The Great Snape Debate, you'll get all the facts on our favorite Potions Master so you can decide for yourself.
Last May, in New Orleans, Borders hosted a Potter Conference devoted to to this "Snape Debate." The six person panel was consisted of Snape Supporters: author and produced playwright, Meg Belviso of
Angel's On Earth Magazine; author, teacher, Associate Professor of English and Publishing at Illinois State University, member of the Board of the Hemingway Society, and Senior Admin Staff of the Online Wizarding Fanfic Archive, Hilary K. Justice; and finally, registered Paton Attorney and student at University of Houston Law Center, Rachael Steigel.
...And Snape Opposers: University educator, Michael C. Bolton; college student, and an HP forum administrator, Nicholas Rhein; writer and Doctoral Student of Critical Studies at University of Cinematic Arts, Suzanne Scott.
Borders has finally
released footage of this conference!
The conference includes the following topics:
Chapter 1: Panel Introductions
Chapter 2: Harry as a Witness
Chapter 3: Snape: More Interesting as Friend or Foe?
Chapter 4: Snape: Black, White, or Morally Gray?
Chapter 5: Snape and the Unbreakable Vow
Chapter 6: Snape and the Unbreakable Vow II
Chapter 7: The Motivations of Snape
Q & A
Chapter 8: Lucky Potion/Greasy Kid Syndrome
Chapter 9: Snape Loving Lily?
Chapter 10: A Mother's Love
Chapter 11: The Unbreakable Vow Theory
Get ready for a major treat of plot theories, discussion, and major debate of the most controversial character in the Harry Potter world: Severus Snape!
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TLC