Shauna and I have had this discussion on Facebook, and she sums up how I feel. I don't like Snape BECAUSE of how well he was written...in such a way that was intended to make you hate him, and so believably you just want to punch him in the face. Still, he's not a favorite of mine. While I can admit he's a wonderfully-written character, I don't enjoy scenes he's in.

And maybee, I like movie Snape much more. I think it's because movie Snape is much more stoic, where as book Snape was angry and cruel (at least more often than in the movies). Also, movie Snape is made to be pretty damn comical (the running gag of hitting Ron and Harry with books, for example)...and yeah, I'll echo Cobb that DHpII had me bawling. I prefer that scene in the movie to the book, because in the movie his memory comes from his tear from looking into Harry's eyes...and I just think that's really beautiful.