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

[Tanya Swaine]

No: HPFGUIDX 86051

At 03:16 29/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:

>Mel wrote
>
>Well he's not *one* of my favorite characters, he is my *favorite*
>character. As to the good guy/bad guy thing--you mention the
>beginning of the series. It's in the beginning of the series that we
>get, through Harry's ears, a very emphatic speech from Dumbledore
>about *choices* and
>how important our choices are *in the end*.
>
>JKR has said a lot of cryptic things about Severus, but the one that
>really sticks in my craw is somewhere along the line, I believe it's
>in the infamous "who would want Snape to be in love with them"
>interview, where she continues on to say "...once you find out what
>he is." (or something along those lines. Something VERY close to that
>anyway.)
>
>I know I've posted this many times, I mentioned it just tonight in a
>reply to Carol--but the more I think about it the more I think
>Severus was the 'eavesdropper' in the Hog's Head who overheard (part
>of) the propehcy. It would explain a LOT of things while at the same
>time it (of course) raises a lot of questions.
>
>Like:
>Is it Severus's "Fault" that James and Lily Potter were targeted by
>Voldemort in the First Place? WHAT did he tell Voldemort? Did
>Snape "start it all"?
>
>See what happens when I have nothing to do?
>Mel


Tanya here, preparing to duck.

This post was very good.  For the record, I really like Snape too, and
commenting on the interview tidbit where JKR said some wouldn't like
if they knew.........................

A theory bantered about online I have seen is whether Snape was vampire,
or part vampire, or not.  Well, for me, if he is, won't change what I think of
him.  Heck how many drool over Remus, werewolf and all.  That condition,
so to speak would be on a level par with a vampire, both equally as dangerous
and the prejudice as well.

Now, the eavesdropper.  I am going to go back and read it, see if I can get a
fix in the time line of things for this.  Remember Snape left LV around a year
before the Godrics Hollow event.

In the fight in the shrieking shack with Snape, Sirius and Lupin, Snape's 
speech
maybe gives off some clues when he snarls about James not accepting he could
be wrong in Sirius.  I got the impression it was Snape's own sourced info.

But hey, lets go right off the deep end.  What if it was Snape, within the 
year of
his defection when he was a double agent against LV.  Just how much 
responsibility
could Dumbledore be taking, could they have planted Snape to hear just a 
bit then
get thrown out to start the ball rolling.  I would not want to be 
Dumbledore if Harry
found that out to be a fact.

As for Harry not trusting Snape, he seems to be operating under similar
conditions to Draco.  Father hero worship. Both might have to rethink 
things if
all sides are going to come together to fight.  Unless of course Draco is
recruited.

Tanya, ducking fast.....................................  Lol.  I'm on a 
roll now.