Who Trusts Snape?! (Minor OoP)

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No: HPFGUIDX 66952

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Brooke" <brookeshanks at m...> 
wrote:
> Apparently Dumbledore trusts Snape, but I am having a harder time 
of 
> it.  Snape has been so nasty to Harry that I really don't want to 
> trust him, but it's hard not to when Dumbledore does.  So I was 
> thinking that if I were a wizard, maybe the only reason for me to 
> trust a former death eater would be if he had a life debt to me.  
> 
> However, Wormtail's life debt to Harry certainly did not come in 
> useful in the graveyard at the end of GoF.  I suppose the wizard 
who 
> is indebted can be selective about when he is going to return the 
> favor.  Is Wormtail just biding his time?  Hoping V will kill Harry 
& 
> therefore relieve Wormtail of his life debt? 
>   
> DOES ANYONE THINK SNAPE OWES DUMBLEDORE A LIFE DEBT, THEREFORE THAT 
> MAY BE WHY DUMBLEDORE TRUSTS HIM?  If that is the case, how can DD 
be 
> sure that Snape won't turn out to be like Wormtail?  For that 
matter, 
> how can we be sure that Wormtail will pay his life debt to Harry?  
> Wormtail is entirely devoid of honor... I wonder what happens to a 
> witch or wizard who does not pay back a life debt?  What are the 
> implications?  Do they get "the curtain?"
> 
> 
> Brooke


Okay I am just going to add my $.02 here. I have always disliked 
Snape!! I usually support the baddies, I want the good side to 
prevail but I have to add that a great villain adds to the story. I 
do think Snape is bad. BUT, at the moment, I think he is fairly 
trustworthy.

I DO think that there is some critical point where Snape defected, 
but like most people who can easlily be defected, it will be easy to 
defect to the other side. I DO think that at some point Snape will 
turn back to the bad side but I think (for all you snape fans) he 
will have 'good' reason. This reasoning I feel is going to be 
humiliation. I think someone in the order will humiliate and expose 
him and he will defect to the dark side.

As far as Occlumency goes, I wouldn't be surprised if Snape was 
purposely not helping Harry, but I don't think this is the case. It's 
clear that Snape has major issues with seperating Harry and James. 
Snape REALLY views Harry as the second coming of James. 

I think with Occlumency, Snape was just too appauled about 'helping' 
James's son with anything.