Snape's motivation (was:Re: Hermione and her time -turner and a Snape theory)

[jodel at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 58508

Eloise states:

>>I shall be so disappointed if we suddenly find out that it was all a sham, 
that Snape *wasn't* a fully paid-up Death Eater, that he *isn't* angst ridden 
and tortured about the things he has done in the past, that he didn't change 
allegiance, but was merely a clever trickster who fooled Lord Voldemort into 
believing he supported him. I shall be so disappointed if I find out that he is 
only loyal to Dumbledore because of some deal, not because he believes in his 
cause. It would be too simple and glib an explanation for my taste.<<

Well I think you can safely take it to heart that there isn't going to be 
anything "sudden" about our learning the truth about Snape. We're probably going 
to flip-flop through the final three books and the question will only be 
answered for certain (if at all) by the end of the series. 

In fact. I virtually guarantee that the reader is not going to be permitted 
to remain in his current state of complacence about Snape's loyalties. At some 
point in book 5 we are going to be told a piece of information about the 
professor which throws us back into our former state of uncertainty. 

My vote for the form of this information, at this stage in the series is the 
news that before Voldemort fell, he had assigned Snape to keep in touch with 
Hogwarts and to spy on Dumbledore. But that may be an oversimplification. In 
any event, we are not going to be able to continue to safely assume that Snape 
is one of the good guys.

I suspect that this assumption will be upset in turn by the end of the 6th 
book and only settled for all by the end of the 7th.

-JOdel


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