Snape and purity of blood

[oh have faith]

No: HPFGUIDX 71604

Valky says:
> Apart from the *perhaps* 'fleeting' indiscretion against Lily in 
the 
> pensieve when Snape was a young man, there has been no direct 
> implication of prejudice against blood by Snape in the books, as I 
> recall it. 
> I read into it that he must maintain a professionalism a a 
teacher, 
> as well. So I can not say for sure that he has no prejudice 
existing 
> in him as an adult.
> 
> Valky

I can't imagine that he would work so hard for the Order if he had 
any secret sympathies for what the DEs stand for myself - I can 
imagine a dislike of violence might make him not want to work *for* 
them, but not to so actively oppose them - unless he knew he 
couldn't possibly get out once he was in without the protection of 
the one wizard even Voldemort fears, and a bit of hard graft is the 
price Dumbledore asked.

He seems to just about hate everybody equally, as well, regardless 
of breeding.  His early racist tendencies -calling Lily a mudblood 
for eg- could be a clue as to his change of heart.  Maybe he heard 
such language at home all the time, and so was bound to parrot it 
when he felt defensive - but his father seems hardly a lovable man, 
so maybe Snape later rebelled against his shouty-bastardness and all 
his values.  Besides, he's a bright enough lad to figure these 
things out for himself - he hates James Potter and Sirius Black more 
than anyone, and they're both purebloods.  Maybe he has them to 
thank for the realisation that blood doesn't really count for much.  
(and of course, just because he flared up at Lily in a defensive 
moment, doesn't mean he didn't later feel bad about alienating the 
one person who stuck up for him.  Like I said, he's a clever fella, 
he could probably figure it out!) 

Faith's Girl