Hermione and her time -turner and a Snape theory

[jodel at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 58418

Linda asks:

> A new thought just occured to me. What if Snape's original loyalty to was to 
> Dumbledore and loyalty to the cause of good is a result of Dumbledore's 
> persuasion and influence in his life? Could Snape's loyalty be because of 
> something Dumbledore did for him as opposed to something horrible that LV 
> or the DEs did?
> 

I've found myself considering that we may have another strong possibility 
knocking around here. 

For example, regarding the aftermath of the infamous "Prank"; I am absolutely 
convinced that when James pulled him out, Snape went storming off to hammer 
on Dumbledore's office door until Albus let him in. And we do *not* know what 
kind of a deal was struck in that session. All Sirius knows is that he and 
his friends were not expelled and that Snape was forbidden to speak of what 
he had seen. Our assumption that Dumbledore "favored" his Gryffindors at 
Snape's expense may be well off the mark.

I've begun to wonder; if Black and Potter were their generation's Fred and 
George whether Snape may have been their Percy. And if that parallel goes 
more than skin deep, Dumbledore may have been very glad for a chance to have 
a detailed private talk with this particular clever, prickly, upright 
Slytherin boy. After all, he knew he needed eyes and ears in the enemy camp.

The Snape/Dumbledore "deal" may have been struck all the way back then, and 
Snape has *always* been on the "right" side. The testimony at Karkaroff's 
trial was damage control, not the whole truth.

Of course, one thing about Snape that's obvious. Regardless of however sound 
he may be on the major issues, he is petty as dedamned on everything that 
affects him directly. Even if whatever agreement he struck with Dumbledore 
may have been to a much geater benefit to himself in the long run, that 
Sirius Black did not get expelled for the Prank is something that Snape will  
 remember to his dying day -- and he'll never stop whinging about it either.

> >would an ISP for wizards be called WOL?
> 
If isn't isn't, it should be!

-JOdel


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