What is brave? (WAS Re: Snapers vs. Sirists; Snape knew about the passageway)

[lucky_kari]

No: HPFGUIDX 34793

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ck32976" <ck32976 at y...> wrote:

> Snape (IMO) wanted to be able to prove, once and for 
> all, that Lupin was helping Black and couldn't be trusted.  I don't 
> personally see it as a brave thing, because (again IMHO) once he 
left 
> for the shack, he was set on revenge and proving himself, which 
tends 
> to push away fear in most people.  I could be wrong, but that is how 
> I read it.  

Snape isn't brave because he possibly feels brave? Now, I know that 
you can be brave and not feel it, but since when did feeling it mean 
you weren't brave?

It seems that many people have a very different concept of bravery 
than I do. So far, Snape's brave actions have been explained away by

1. He might have been feeling brave.
2. That's his duty. 
3. That was the best thing to do, anyway.

But none of these really negate bravery.

Eileen