Snape the spy-- the play so far/PJ potion

[mcandrew at bigpond.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 18301

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., koinonia02 at y... wrote:
> 
> I am going to comment on the *Snape taking the polyjuice potion* 
one more time.  I truly hope JKR doesn't go in this direction.  As I 
have said before and will say again, I want to see Snape as himself. 
If Snape returns as a DE, I think it would be interesting to see how 
he goes about his business. I would love to see how he acts around 
> Lucius Malfoy, for instance.  If it is something else, then I want 
to see what he does in his *own* body.  Not in someone else's. What 
fun would it be if we can't see Snape's upper lip curling?  If we 
don't get the constant reminders of how greasy his hair is?  Give me 
the real Snape and not some polyjuiced body!
> 
> Koinonia


I totally agree (especially about the curling upper lip!) For me 
Snape is the single most fascinating character in this story, and I 
think of him and Harry as the two chief protagonists really. I 
couldn't imagine any of the future books being so enjoyable if Snape 
doesn't continue to figure large.  He's such a complicated character, 
delightfully bad on the surface, but evidently with several other 
levels underneath - original membership of the Death eaters, 
gratitude/loyalty to Dumbledore for having been given a 'second 
chance'- enough to make him walk back into a vengeful Voldemort's 
clutches, hatred of the Marauders gang and their offspring - all 
unexplained as yet.

One thing I would like to see though, is some sort of reconciliation 
between Snape and Harry by the end of the story.

Lama