Snape's anger and redemption (was: agent in SS)

[Melody <Malady579@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52246

Koinonia wrote:
>Yet I do have a problem with the idea that most of the Shrieking
>Shack was just some big plan. I think we are missing a very important
>point when we do that.  It's the hate between Snape and Sirius. It is
>a genuine hate and not an act by Snape. Snape hates Sirius and I
>truly believe some of it is because Sirius was the Potters'
>Secret-Keeper.

I have no problem with Snape truly having hatred for Black.  I do not
think that is acted at all in fact.  Mostly because, in the hospital
room, Snape's anger flared on a dime when Black transfigured.  But, I
do have a problem with the idea that Snape, given the chance or
moment, killing Black out right.  Why do I have that problem?  Because
Snape *did* have that chance.  Many times.  The biggest when he
regained consciousness and stretchered the lot up to the castle.  He
could have let his anger boil again and killed Black, but he did not.

Seems kind of odd, don't you think?  Snape being so ready to kill ten
minutes before, and now a little head wound makes him calm and
methodical.  His anger managed to rise again though when he was
dragging Fudge around the castle.  I bet his anger caused him to turn
down a few wrong corridors too, but that is my MD opinion.  :)

And two, if Snape's anger is about the secret keeper, then I think it
is *very* sad that Snape, who stood in that doorway and listened to
the crew talk in the SS, still was so angry.  He did not even want to
hear Black's side of the story.  He assumed that Black was guilty.  In
a way, he might be, and I mean that way as in how Black himself sees
himself as guilty.

I agree though.  There has to be more to this than just the prank.
Something even Black and Lupin are missing, since they assumed Snape's
anger was about the prank.  They did not say, "hey, you loved Lily,
and you are angry with us because she is dead."  Maybe they did not
know though.  Hmmm.


Koinania wrote:
> Though canon states that Snape was a DE I don't see where it says
> that ALL DE's had to and did perform murders. I still can't see
> Dumbledore hiring a teacher who performed numerous cold-blooded
> murders. I also can't believe that Dumbledore would hire someone who
> didn't kill James ONLY because of a life threat. Who would want a
> murdering lunatic teaching children? Dumbledore would surely be
> constantly wondering if Snape was going to turn to his old way of
> murder and I just don't see it. I don't think Snape is a murderer.
> But then only time will tell.


See, my heart tells me otherwise.  Dumbledore *believes* Snape has
truly turned from his old ways.  He is not worried in the slightest it
seems that Snape has reverted to old habits.  His words to Harry are
too firm on this.  Seldom does Dumbledore say anything so bluntly and
with a hint of finality than he does over Snape's soul.  And as much
as people want to sugar coat Snape and keep him away from all the
"bad" things the DE's do, frankly you are cheapening his redemption.
For what is redemption anyway, if you have never done anything wrong?


Melody