Good points m'dear. I came to that same realization a few months after joining the fandom and decided that I didn't honestly care who ended up paired with whom.

In some ways, I also agree with no_remorse. I don't necessarily agree with the rather negative assessment of the book as I rather enjoyed it, but on other points it's spot on. If we let ourselves become so convinced of some of these theories that we leave no room for the possiblity of being wrong, then we're bound to be disappointed. Whether Snape is evil or not, I've decided that I don't care. He's still one of JKR's most brilliant and complex characters, evil or not.

-Nessi