[HPforGrownups] Re:_More_Snape!_Amanda?s_at_it_again!

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 17471

> >>No revelation in GoF came close to it for showing what Snape is
> like underneath.<<
> 
> I disagree again. Snape showing his dark mark to Fudge was such a 
> *magnificent* gesture you cant really compare it. It tells us so
> many things - that Snape was a DE (I didnt believe Dumbledores
> statement until then) but that he has renounced the dark side,  and

> that at the 
> same time, he doesnt mind his own reputation (among the students, 
> parents and teachers who didnt know) being severely shaken by 
> revealing his secret, if it serves a higher purpose. 

Nope, I disagree with your disagreement.  The Dark Mark revelation
was important but by that point in the series (not just the novel) it
was clear that Lord V. was coming back and the normal rules didn't
apply anymore.  Also Snape was arguing on Dumbledore's side.

The "You remember?" comment in PoA took place when things were more
normal and the only issue was Sirius Black and his fate.  It's a
moment when Snape wondered if Dumbledore would turn against him.  I
don't think he was childish to ask the question; he just needed to
know the answer.

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