Our Man Snape

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 1140

I really have to agree w/ Peg on the fact that just because he is on 
"Our team" doesn't make him a great person.  He takes his authority 
and uses it to hurt those who aren't in his favour.  IMO that is just 
wrong no matter where your loyalties lie.

As far as the whole "Well he did save Harry in PS" arguement- I never 
really bought it that much.  I mean I know that he muttered a 
countercurse but anyone could have done that.  And another thing- It 
was Quirrell who said that Snape was muttering a countercurse, right?

Everyone will probably hate me for this but it really is possible 
that Snape is NOT on our team.  I mean Quirell could easily lie, and 
Dumbledore has trusted those, like Quirell, who he probably shouldn't 
have.  He might be our "moral compass", but he's not perfect.  
Another thing is if Snape is working as a spy for Dumble and Voldy 
suspects  nothing isn't it possible that the opposite could be true...

I know that none of the above is likely but hey we are talking about 
JKR here and ANYTHING is possible...

Scott
 

> Oh, yes, I agree absolutely that Snape is just an utter bastard.  
But 
> his being Our Man Snape comes down to a little more than one 
decision 
> in the far-off past.  As impure as his motives might have been, he 
> did work to save Harry's life in PS.
> He apparently did some very dangerous spy work the first time Voldy 
> was around.
> And in GoF he proved to be unswervingly loyal to Dumbledore in what 
> was and is a very dificult situation.  He could have returned to 
> Voldy like the other Death Eaters or just run away like Karkaroff.
> I am of the opinion that he should be cut at least a little slack, 
> after what he has probably been through.  Still doesn't make the 
way 
> he treats the kids right, but makes things a little more 
> understandable.