下面贴罗琳采访+我的翻译
Jaclyn: Did Lily ever have feelings back for Snape?
J.K. Rowling: Yes. She might even have grown to love him romantically (she certainly loved him as a friend) if he had not loved Dark Magic so much, and been drawn to such loathesome people and acts.
问:莉莉有没有对斯内普产生过感情?
罗琳:是的。他们当时只是朋友,但如果斯内普不是那么为黑魔法着迷,没有和那些可恶的朋友混在一起的话,她可能会爱上他。
Nithya: Lily detested Mulciber Avery. If snape really loved her,why didn't he sacrifice their company for her sake?
J.K. Rowling: Well, that is Snape’s tragedy. Given his time over again he would not have become a Death Eater, but like many insecure, vulnerable people (like Wormtail) he craved membership of something big and powerful, something impressive. He wanted Lily and he wanted Mulciber too. He never really understood Lily’s aversion; he was so blinded by his attraction to the dark side he thought she would find him impressive if he became a real Death Eater.
问:莉莉厌恶穆尔塞伯和艾弗里。如果斯内普真心爱她,为什么不为了莉莉离他们远一点?
罗琳:嗯,这个就是斯内普的悲剧了,如果重新来过,他不会去当食死徒。但是和很多心里没有安全感,脆弱的人(如彼得)一样,他渴望强大的,有影响力的组织。他想要莉莉也想要穆尔塞伯。他没有真正理解莉莉厌恶的是什么;他被黑暗的吸引力所蒙蔽,他认为他如果成为食死徒(变得强大)会让莉莉崇拜他。
Lechicaneuronline: Do you think Snape is a hero?
J.K. Rowling: Yes, I do; though a very flawed hero. An anti-hero, perhaps. He is not a particularly likeable man in many ways. He remains rather cruel, a bully, riddled with bitterness and insecurity — and yet he loved, and showed loyalty to that love and, ultimately, laid down his life because of it. That’s pretty heroic!
问:你觉得斯内普是英雄吗?
罗琳:是的,虽然他是有缺陷的英雄。大概是一个非典型的英雄。他从很多方面看都不是一个让人喜欢的人。他残忍,欺负人,充斥着愤恨和不安全感。但他懂得爱,对这份爱忠诚,最终为此奉献自己的人生。这很英雄。
MV: Was Snape always intended to be a hero?
JKR: [sharp intake of breath] Is he a hero? You see I don't see him really as a hero.
MV: Really?
JKR: Yeh. He's spiteful. He's a bully. All these things are still true of Snape, even at the end of this book. But, was he brave? Yes, immensely.
(这一段有的看起来和上一段矛盾,不过我倒觉得整体的感觉是一样的)
问:斯内普一直想成为英雄吗?
罗琳:(吸了一口气)他是英雄嘛?你看,我不觉得他是真正的英雄。
问:真的?
罗琳:嗯。他恶毒,欺负人。这些对斯内普来说依然在,甚至到了书的结尾还是这样。但是,他勇敢吗?是的,非常勇敢。
Greta, 8: If Snape didn't love Lily, would he have still tried to protect Harry?
JKR: No. He Definitely wouldn't have done. He wouldn't have been remotely interested in what happened to this boy.
问:如果斯内普不爱莉莉,他还会保护哈利吗?
罗琳:不。肯定不会。那样的话他一点都不回对这个男孩发生了什么感兴趣。