Snape. Woo-HOO! With All Due Apologies to Captain Cindy.

[Anne(Anja)]

No: HPFGUIDX 56430

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "darrin_burnett" 
<bard7696 at a...> wrote:
> Deranimer wrote: 
> 
> Let me say I love, and have espoused before, the idea of Snape 
> wanting nothing more than to be a DE again, but something drew him 
> out of it. Maybe it was the debt to James, or something he saw, 
> heard, or was asked to do.
> 

I don't think so since I doubt that Dumbledore would trust him or let 
him work as a teacher if he was still a DE at heart. Back in the days 
when he worked as a spy for the good side , it would have been 
especially difficult to trust him if he was permanently endangered to 
betray Dumbledore and become a follower of LV again. 
I also can't believe that Dumbledore would have made him Head of 
House if he was still a believer in DE ethics. We have never seen 
Snape saying anything against muggles or "mudbloods" and I actually 
don't think he gives much on this kind of stuff (like Malfoys and the 
DEs do). I dare to say that he is far too intelligent for that. 
Sure , he must have had his reasons for joining the DEs but I 
honestly believe he regrets every moment of his time with Voldemort. 

In GOF , we have that scene in which Fake!Moody talks about spots 
that never go away (I don't have the exact quote). Reacting to that , 
Snape grabs his arm and looks as though he were angry about himself. 
For me , this is clearly a sign of the guilt he feels for what he's 
done. I think his most desperate wish is too forget his past and , 
maybe even more important , to get rid of the Dark Mark which reminds 
him every day of the biggest fault of his life. 

For returning to the good side just because of his life debt to 
James , this seems quite unlikely although it may have been one of 
the reasons. This wouldn't have been enough of a reason to gain 
Dumbledore's trust. Beside , if he was really that fond of killing 
and torturing , he would never have given up all the things he loved 
just because of a debt to his old enemy James.
Talking about the Unforgivables , I want to add that we all know what 
he thinks of silly wand waving , although I have to admit that he 
seems to be quite good at it (COS). 

  Anja