[HPforGrownups] Re: Secret Agent Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 76966

In a message dated 8/13/2003 9:54:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Severus writes:

> At first Severus may have been harsh and condescending towards Harry in order to goade him into pushing harder at his studies, and thus becoming a better weapon.  Snape may be being petty and nasty to keep up his image as a evil person as not to compromise his standing with the death eaters. 


Absolutely. This is what I've been saying all along. Snape hated James Potter, and perhaps the child in him still does, but James is dead. James also saved Snape. Snape also, for whatever reason, changed sides (or appeared to). 
This leaves me to believe:
1. SS has likely moved on and made peace with his hatred for JP. Why hold a grudge with a dead person? I think SS is smarter than that.
2. SS is working as a double, double, double, double, whatever agent.  :)  He's ultimately on the side of the Order, but is obviously not telling LV that.
3. LV and the DEs think SS is still one of them, spying on the Order.
4. SS MUST treat Harry badly for two reasons --
   a. to push Harry to work harder
   b. to convince the DE children that he does, in fact, hate Harry Potter.

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