OOP: Snape the "good guy"(was: Sirius the Jerk)

[Tara Blackman]

No: HPFGUIDX 63672

> "Kewpie" <dkewpie at p...>  wrote:
> > > >I can't see how anyone can still find Snape a nasty bastard  
> 
> Then "burrow242000" replied:
> > > I do.  I will say that I felt a twinge or two for the 15 yr old 
> > > Snape....
> 
> And Ceathena added: 
> >What I find even more unforgivable is his favortism towards Draco. 
> > While hating the son of his childhood enemy is understandable, 
why 
> > would a reformed Snape favor the son of a death eater? Shouldn't 
he 
> > dislike Draco, who has shown oblique support for Voldemort?
> 
> Then julievitellowrote:
> 
> What about Snape having to keep up his nasty "Death Eater" 
> performance for the sake of being Dumbledore's spy?  
> That "performance" could explain his "favoritism" toward Draco.  
> Actually, by being extra harsh on Neville and Harry may help make 
> them become stronger, more hardened wizards.  Snape knows full well 
> what the Death Eaters are like.  Now with this 5th book, so do we.  
> 

I say:

I agree Juliet! I became more of a Snape fan in this book. As Harry 
gets older and starts to learn that there are facets to people- both 
good & bad- I feel that I'm also learning that that is the case. When 
I read the first 3 books, Snape = bad guy, end of story. When we 
found out he was actually a good guy, that was a great twist. Now 
Harry is still in denial as a 15 yr old who wants everything to be 
black & white, but I, as a 27 yr old, am able to see the shades of 
gray and that I believe that *most* of his act is just that- an act. 
I agree that it's to stay believable as a DE and that Draco could so 
easily slip and tell his father that Snape was nice to Harry and make 
him suspect. Don't overlook Draco's role in this thing either!

I just hope that Harry starts to learn to trust Snape more. 
Tara