J.K.R gives future Snape Clues

[sueeeyqbong]

No: HPFGUIDX 65665

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cindy" <xpectopatronum at y...> 
wrote:
I've snipped out the bit about JKR's comments on Snape in the Royal 
Albert Hall interview ie not wanting people to get too attached to 
him because of something he does in later books.....

> 
> What do I think? 
> "So DADA would bring out the worst in Snape. Therefore, Snape 
would be
> seduced back to the Dark Side - I think that Snape loves the Dark
> Arts, I think that he is fascinated by them (it probably has a lot 
to
> do with his upbringing as well), and that there is the big problem.
> These two comments have me thinking that, perhaps our Potion's 
Master
> likes to be in the grey area. He isn't black, he isn't white, he's
> neutral. He likes to swing left and right, depending on the mood. 
And
> he seems to be the only one. So why does Dumbledore trust him so 
much?
> Even if he did save Dumbledore's life (this is just pure 
specualtion
> on my part), Dumbledore did not trust him enough to give him the 
DADA
> position, so this leaves me confused again...!" - This is me 
quoting
> myself from my Snape website S.S. The url,if you want to see more 
of
> my Snape ideas is http://www.designerpotions.com/ss/sssleuthing
> 
> What do other people think of these clues?
> 
> -Cindy (who will love Snape forever, no matter what!)

Yes, I'm glad you emphasised the fact that Snape isn't black or 
white, but swings between various shades of grey depending on his 
mood. This is what I love about his character, and what I love about 
JKR's subtlety of characterisation. WHAT is the story with him? It's 
driving me crazy. I always had him pegged as the 'redemption' guy 
(and everyone loves a repenting complicated bad guy, right?) But 
now, after JKR hinted that he might do something terrible in the 
future, I'm confused. 
 Something else which drives me bonkers with speculation is JKR's 
comment (earlier last week, I think, on the BBC interview) that 
there was some mystery, on which the whole saga is pinned, which no-
one has guessed yet and which some people have skirted around. WHAT 
can this be? Can there possibly be a plot permutation which we 
haven't all discussed to death yet? I'm darned if I can think of it. 
Makes me think that there's something right in front of our noses 
which we haven't found yet.......I'm going to search the archived 
posts for some possibilities.
I'll be back.

Sueeeyqbong  (who thinks she is going to be very very depressed 
indeed when book 7 is published and devoured and there's nothing 
left to speculate on. What are we all going to do then???)