Why does everyone love Snape? And hate Ginny? I didn't read the books..

Snape is a rather contradictive character (which is good), that's why there are so many opinions about him. Personally, I like the way he is written but never in million years would I buy him as this "tragic hero". His one-sided love for Lily doesn't make him one. He betrayed her trust, he went to buddy up with death eators, he was ok with her son and husband being murdered only if she survives - all he cared about was his obsession with her. He bullied her son for years. Yes, James bullied him in high school, but James matured and grew out of it and went out as a hero at 21. Snape bullied kids as a grown up man. I'm sorry, but no. Not heroic, not romantic and just pathetic. As a dark character I liked him, but "the bravest man Harry has ever known"? How about no?

I was completelly irrelevent to Ginny before book 6 when she suddenly became a bitchy Mary Sue out of a blue. Insulting your sister in law by calling her "phlegm" instead of Flear is not funny. And she is suddenly good at everything including Quiddich (of course to fit into Potter's dream girl concept), even though we never saw her showing any interest in it before and then we where suddenly introduced to the information that she used to steal broomsticks from Fred and George when she was younger. And of course all the boys are drooling over her. All of it was so forced and contrived. I don't even hate her, I hate how she was shoved down our throats as a Mary Sue and was sold as a perfect girl for Harry.

I'll put in my two cents here. I don't have anything against Ginny at all. I haven't enjoyed the movies. I've read all the books at least five times and love them.

Snape is my favorite character because he is one of the most dynamic and interesting. His best childhood friend was Lily - he loved her and she truly cared for him. Though they drifted apart and he became a death eater, he never forgot her. I just love to think about the ways Harry affects him and the dilemma he must have experienced every time he saw Harry. He was a tortured, sad soul but somehow still managed to let love ultimately decide his fate.

Well, first off, not everyone likes/loves Snape and dislikes/hates Ginny.

Everyone has their own reasons for liking and disliking a character. Some like Severus because he's a complex character. Some like him because his back story was touching. Some like him for his humor. Some for his flaws. Others (like myself) can relate to him. And still others (like myself) like him for a combination of all those things.

I, personally, agree with what maryksand said about Ginny. But, over all, the same goes for Ginny as it does for Snape: everyone has their own reasons for feeling the way they do.

I don't love Snape, but I do hate Ginny. Well, I don't hate her, I just dislike her a lot because I just feel she is just so random as a character.

But of course, I haven't read the books either.

i do like snape and ginny

with snape i think people rather felt guilty, there was so much hate towards him before they realize what's the reason of his behavior, and I think so many people love the relationship between snape and lily, after book 7 he became this complex character that just simply blow people away

with ginny, i have to say i rather love her in books, in the movie the reason ginny not that loveable I think because the screenwriter. JK rowling love ginny, in the other hand Steve Kloves dislike her and openly said that he's in harry/hermione team,for me there's so many amazing moment in HBD that was not portrait in the movie.

personally I love ginny, she still can be herself even when chamber of secret happened, that moment i always think is when she practically deprived of her childhood, I think it's amazing she still can laugh and fight after that, she's a survivor, and I don't think she's perfect, she reckless, hot headed and sometimes rude, but there's no character in harry potter that I think is completely perfect, that was one of the things I love about harry potter series.

but the main reason i love ginny, is because I'm like Hermione, I'm bookworm, one of my fav place in my school was the library and I also more serious than people around me, and ginny reminds me of my best friend, my first friend ever actually,she one of most popular girl in my school,and just like ginny who befriend with Luna and Hermione, she became my friend without seeing the different between us. I felt that character like her who never judge a person by her/his appearance was rare and also amazing.

I didn't like Severus untill I read HBP & DH then I understood more of who he is and why he had to be the way he was. I don't think he didn't care about Harry especially when Dumbledore quotes "Don't tell me know that you have feelings for the boy?" he responds with "Always" it may have only been for his love for Lily that he did care for him but that doesn't matter to me...I don't hate Ginny she's good to me =)

I love Snape when I read the Order of the Phoenix because a chapter was about how Snape was bullied horribly by James (Harry father) merely because it was entertaining to James. So I felt bad. Then in the deathly Hallows I completely fell in love with Snape because he has been looking over Harry since Harrys first year and he did this because he was in love with Harrys mom, Lily. He has always been in love with her since they were both 11 or so. Which I found very touching because this big scary guy turns out to be a lovestruck teddybear.

I don't know why people hate Ginny because I love her she's a sweet strong girl. She grew up with with 6 older brothers and I think that proves shes not a pris or something like that. So I don't absolutely love her but she's an alright girl

Since you haven't read the books, no amount of explanation or opinions from other people is going to help you answer these questions. You really have to figure the stuff out for yourself.


Ginny: I love Ginny Weasley and wish I'd had a friend like her when I was that age, an eternity ago. I couldn't care less about what other people think about her.

Severus Snape: I could tell you what I think about him and how I feel about him, and what I think about some of the crap people say about him (not that anyone else cares), but since you haven't read the books, I would probably just confuse you, and possibly irritate the Snape-haters.

Just do yourself a favor and read the books. ;)

Never really liked both of them.

Ginny became Super!Ginny. Since book 1 I never liked her character.

Snape hmm.. his backstory was sad but still didn't make me love his character.

Read the books and you'll understand. Or not. Why the hell is Snape the hero?

First off, I strongly recommend you read the books. If you like the films, you will honestly LOVE the books, which in my opinion go into so much more detail and are 100 times funnier, scarier and are just plain brilliant.
I think people love Snape because he's been through so much. It's kind of pity love, really, because pretty much everyone hated him for so long, because he seemed like a cruel, heartless human being. But then we find out that he has a human side in his loving Lily, and we immediately feel sorry for him, and admire him for his bravery in defying Voldemort, his unwavering love for Lily and his loyalty to Dumbledore.
I don't know if everyone hates Ginny. I don't particularly mind her in the books, but I can't stand her in the films because there's no depth to her. In the books she's funnier and feistier, more like a female Fred or George, which some people find annoying.

go read the books-don't ask us. You're just cheating yourself out of an amazing experience if you don't read them. The movies would suck and would be extremely hard to understand without reading the books first.Plus why take our word for it? Don't you want to form your own opinion on the characters true natures'? Quit being so lazy and get off your ass and read the books! haha!

Read the books or watch the Deathly Hallows part 2 to know why Snape is awesome (I recommend books). I have no idea why people hate Ginny so much. :/