[HPforGrownups] Snape (Amanda's favorite character)

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 5305

zsenya at yahoo.com wrote:

> Hmmmm... I will have to go back and try to read some of the other
> posts. Snape is your favorite character? May I ask why (I'm not
> being judgmental - I really want to know why!) He has always puzzled
> me.  I mean, Dumbledore trusts him for some reason, yet he is so
> obviously not entirely trustworthy.  I mean, he completely tried to
> get Sirius kissed by the Dementor, which is totally and utterly evil,
> when he knew that there might be more to the story.  So what happened
> in the past to put him in the "trustworthy" category?  I guess only
> time (and books 5 - 7) will tell.

Well, you've pretty much answered your own question, here. I like Snape
because he's got lots of depth and complexity, and most of what he does
seems to have multiple motives. He's pretty clearly got a History, which
equally clearly affects how he reacts to events day-to-day. And I do get the
feeling that at base, he's got his own code of honor and principles, which
may differ radically from everyone else's, but from which he does not
deviate. Those who trust Snape are those who understand his personal code.
But for those of us who don't know his past or his ethics, he's fascinating
and unpredictable.

--Amanda