Bad-Guy Snape

[bostonlsu81]

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From: bostonlsu81
Subject: Bad-Guy Snape
Reply To: [Yahoo! #6574] Good-Guy Snape
Date: 8/11/00 1:21 pm  (ET)

I'm not so sure that Snape has become a good guy, although (or perhaps
because!) the latest book gives that impression. Here's a possible
scenario where Snape could in fact still be a bad guy:

Back when the Big V was at the top of his power (15 years or so ago) he
found that Dumbledore was the only person that stood in his way. He had
to find some way to crack Dumbledore's armor, and finally came up with
his plan. He summoned one of his faithful Death Eaters and instructed
him to "defect" to Dumbledore's side. Snape was to give some information
that would hurt V's cause at first, but would assure that Dumbledore
trusted Snape. This would give him a servant placed in such a way to
cause tremendous trouble at just the right moment. Unfortunately for
the bad guys, V's plans thwarted when he went after Harry Potter. Snape
was stuck in the good guys camp, but also cleared from any of his Death
Eater activities. He had no choice except to work with the good guys,
but he faced some problems when Harry started school. His hatred for
James Potter would allow him to get away with some things, but he also
had to watch out for Harry when Quirrell started acting so strange. It
never occurred to Snape that V was controlling Quirrell (I think that's
the weakest part of this argument), so Snape helped thwart his attempts
to steal the stone. The Big V may have considered this as a "cowardly"
act on Snape's part, and his refusal to return when the Death Eaters were
called proved that he was indeed a coward. After "paying" for this, Snape
would be poised to fulfill his role as a traitor to Dumbledore's cause.

My guess is that Snape will fall into that gray area between good and
bad, with his ultimate role not displayed until the end of the series,
if even then. It's fun to speculate in the meantime!

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