Snape Tried To Save The Potters

[Michele Childs]

No: HPFGUIDX 73832


  --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sharon" <rdhdwldflwr at c...> 
  wrote:
  > Dumbledore says in book 5 that he interviewed Sybil and that is 
  when she spoke the prophecy. I think ya'll are trying to make Snape 
  more noble than he is.  I think there is more to him than we know 
  but I think he is plain mean.  Some of it may be an act but he is 
  mean enough to Harry when they are alone. > >

  Alla:
  > Dumbledore mentions that somebody overheard the prohecy. It is 
  canon. I don't want to take a credit where it is not due though, 
  because I was not making Snape more noble. (I like him and I think 
  there is good in him, but I am VERY far from imagining him being 
  sweetness and light.) :o)

  I was speculating that even if Snape tried to save Potters, he was 
  trying to correct the wrong he did in the first place - telling 
  Voldemort about the prophecy, so Harry will not feel incredibly 
  grateful towards him. :)  >>>>


There is no strong evidence about Snape being the prophecy-teller 
to Voldemort.  If he had been, DD would not have given him a second 
chance. I think that if Snape did tell LV the prophecy, he had left 
out certain parts intentionally.  He was probably under orders from 
DD.  If he had, though, DD would probably have chosen to order Snape 
not to tell LV about the prophecy in the first place.  Snape may not 
be entirely a good guy but I do not think he would have intentionally 
caused the leakage of the prophecy just for revenge.  It would have 
cost more lives than just the Potters.  In thinking like Snape, I would 
have to say, "There are more ways to exact revenge than to kill the 
Potters".  (My own words)

"Michele Childs"