Snape the martyr? (was Re: Harry the martyr/Harry the killer)

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 14020

Who wrote this? (I forgot to check):
"Yet there is another that is quite wonderfully
complicated...

"Severus Snape.  We know he is NOT bad, yet we all love to hate him 
for and with Harry.  Wouldn't it just blow us away if Snapey was the 
one to help vanquish Voldemort after all - and lose his own life in 
the process?  Just like we all dislike certain people but wouldn't 
wish death on them, Harry would have a lot to deal with if Snape died 
while helping Harry."

--Wow, this is really interesting. I REALLY like this theory. Harry 
does struggle with his guilt, and that is a real problem for him. 
What would make Harry more guilty, killing Voldemort, or say having 
Dumbledore die saving him from Voldy? And if Snape were to die to 
save Harry (as horrible as it sounds) would he be sort of, glad. Glad 
in a sense that he didn't have to die, and neither did oh say Ron, 
Hermione, Hagrid or someone else.  The thought of the adult and 
person (aside from Draco) that Harry hates the most giving his life 
for Harry, and how he'd react to that is something that could bring 
about a lot of possibilities. However this would probably be in book 
seven and so there might no be a lot of time to explore Harry's 
reactions.

Scott