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

[Taryn Kimel]

No: HPFGUIDX 85857

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.

Ffred:
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?

Taryn:
I'm utterly convinced Snape will never be a traitor. This seems far too simplistic for JKR. "Once a bad guy, always a bad guy"? That hardly fits in with her idea of the world being built in shades of grey. What makes Snape so fascinating is that he's a mean person on the good side. It just seems like it would completely refute a point JKR has taken so much trouble to make. (This is another reason why I'm against ESE!Lupin--this just seems to confirm a prejudice. ESE!McGonagall, though... ^_~)

I agree with Tanya that the traitor WILL be someone we like--but someone who can turn traitor without confirming a simplistic prejudice as in the case of Snape and Lupin.

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