Snape as baddie (was: Snape and expulsion)

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 109434

Meidbh wrote:
> Then again, JKR did tell us not to get too fond of Snape (Book Day
> talk with Stephen Fry). Much as I hate the thought I think he may
> turn out to be a baddie after all...

Vic replied:
>>I truly, honestly do not believe that Snape would be stupid enough
to really be working for Voldemort. He has too much invested in the
world around him, whether he realises it or not.<<

HunterGreen: (welcome to the list!)
I agree. As often as we remind ourselves that Dumbledore isn't 
infallible, he does get some things right, and I doubt he'd hire 
Snape on as a teacher and trust him with so many things if he had any 
doubts about Snape's loyalties (the answer to this riddle lies in the 
REASON Snape left the DE's, which appears to be extreme enough that 
even Voldemort appears to understand why he left). Snape could 
possibly be a double-agent, working for Voldemort, but not 
Dumbledore, but I don't see what he'd be getting out of it. As a 
teenager he mostly likely gained respect and self-importance out of 
being a DE, which he now gets from being on Dumbledore's side. 
Something had to have shown him first hand the danger of what 
Voldemort was doing which caused him to endanger his life by turning 
to Dumbledore.  

Vic continued:
>>No. Much as I hate to say, I think that what Rowling meant was that
Snape's going to get himself killed, most likely in the seventh
book. It would be exceedingly neat, in a tragically Greek sort of a
way, of Snape gives his life for Harry's. Life debt paid, loose ends
tied up, and Snape can be a hero.<<

HunterGreen:
As much as I agree that Snape is going to not live through the 
series, I don't think that's what she was referring to. I took it to 
be a reference to things he did when he was still a death eater. We 
haven't heard anything about that part of Snape's life, other than 
him turning away from it when Voldemort was at the heighth of his 
power. If he joined the DE's right out of Hogwarts (because I doubt 
he was while he was still there, or he would have taken punishing 
Sirius into his own hands after the prank), then Voldemort fell when 
he was somewhere in his early 20's, thats about four or five years of 
DE servitude. With Lucius as a possible mentor, there might have been 
many things that Snape has done which are far worse than the 
sarcastic comments his students have to suffer through.