Snape

[Danemead]

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From: Danemead
Subject: Re: Snape
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Date: 8/1/00 12:49 pm  (ET)

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I'm thinking that none of us will be able to correctly guess what Snape
is doing for Dumbledore. One of the reasons I adore this series is that
I am almost 100% wrong in my predictions for the future. If you go back
and read the results of Book 4 predictions that were made before GoF came
out, they are almost universally wrong... not even in the ballpark. JKR
has succeeded in surprising me with the ending of every single one of
the books.

I don't think Snape is going directly to Voldemort and pretending to
be a spy in Dumbledore's camp. That conclusion is too mundane. All I'm
sure of is that he is a Master of Potions, and is well-versed in the
Dark Arts. He probably has done some experimentation in both fields,
and possesses something powerful that is not widely known. SOMETHING
happened to turn him against Voldemort, before the Potters were snuffed
out. Whatever it is that Snape is doing, I think we will end up being
surprised again by JKR.

I think this is going to hold true with almost all our speculations, which
is why we are so excited about the series in the first place. I won't
soon forget that JKR had me adoring Moody as a priceless character, only
to pull the rug out from under me at the end -- I never saw it coming.

When I realize that I have three more books worth of surprises in
store, my brain starts short-circuiting. Many people have said that
they are surprised at Voldemort's rebirth in Book 4, rather than, say,
at the end of Book 6. JKR is not going to let us snooze through the next
2-and-a-half books until the climactic showdown at the end of Book 7. No,
kids. Fasten your seatbelts and hang on tight...

(And since Evil never dies, I wouldn't even bet on the defeat of Voldemort
in Book 7.)