[HPforGrownups] Traitor yet again (Was: Third Man in the Graveyard?)

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 85849

Tanya wrote:
>The other issue with this, is Snape has such a abrasive personality, and
>a good traitor will be one that everyone likes, and the shock factor at the
>eventual unveiling.  Put it this way, at the stage in the story now, Harry
>would be more than happy to find out Snape is a traitor.  But I feel that
>the identity of the real traitor will be a very unpleasant shock to him.

At the beginning of the series, Harry and Snape start with a strong dislike
of each other, with Harry convinced that Snape is the bad guy.

Ever since, we've seen a process whereby Snape has been depicted as one of
the good guys: he's the one who abandoned the DEs and came over to
Dumbledore's side, he's the one who's putting himself in danger now for the
cause.

I wonder, in a poll, how many of us would have Severus at the top of our
list of favourite characters?

Is all of this a hint that JKR _is_ lining him up to be the traitor in the
last book, at the point that Harry has finally come to trust him?

I'm not looking forward to it, but I've a nasty feeling that that could well
happen (thinking also about some of the remarks that JKR has made about
Snape in interviews...)

Cheers

Ffred

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