Loyalty and Harry's Upbringing

[Katie Bell]

No: HPFGUIDX 889

Ok, my first real post, let's stick my neck out here...

Pat, I like your 'deep thoughts' on loyalty.  Reminds me of a few 
conversations I've had now and then, and it brought something to 
mind.  Perhaps this is the reason why Snape turned back to the 'good 
side' (is there an official name for that?).  As you said, Voldemort 
hardly inspires real loyality -fear, yes, but loyalty like Harry, 
Hermione and Ron have?  Of course not.  That's something that the 
good guys have.  Could Snape have seen this and realized what 
Voldemort's side really was?  Just my idea...

And about why Harry turned out ok: I have two ideas.  One is that he 
would have turned out ok regardless, just because he had good 
parents, and nevermind the outside circumstances.  I don't think this 
one is right; J.K. has been pretty specific with lines like "It's not 
who you're born it's who you become" and such.  My other theory is 
rather bizarre: snce Lily died to protect him, does the protection 
have to be just against evil people?  Or could it somehow have kept 
him 'on the straight and narrow'?  Does anyone have any ideas about 
this?

Katie Bell