[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape's Fury (was: The Shrieking Shack-did Snape have ulterior motives?)

[Alexandra Vieira]

No: HPFGUIDX 85789

Hello! first of all, I'm new to the group so let me introduce myself: my name is Alexandra and I'm from Portugal, so English is not my first language. I'm sorry for some misspelings, hope you get my meaning. Now, the reason I'm posting:


Eloise said:
I believe that Snape blames himself for failing to protect the Potters and 
that his fury at Sirius is in part a projection of this.

Alexandra:
I don't believe that he was oh so sad to fail to protect the Potters (assuming your theory is correct) because this meant that Snape was a good person deep down and he was able to separate his grudge from reality and do the right thing.
 
Well, I think he can't, really, at least when it comes to MWPP! He kept on provoking Sirius in OP saying that he (Sirius) did nothing and stayed home all day while he (Snape) and the rest were out there risking their necks, knowing (or even hoping for) the effect it would have in Sirius's mind. This isn't an action of someone who thinks first of the others and then of himself. And in PoA he chose to teach werewolves the day he was substituting "ill" prof. Lupin. There again, he does it on purpose!

He's human... he can't help it to make mistakes and not be perfect. And I think he has a lot to suffer for.



--Alexandra