Snape experiencing love (was: Why he is still alive?)

[Brenda M.]

No: HPFGUIDX 110402

>>> Alla wrote:
> Frankly, that was one of my "let's slap Snape " PoA moments. I 
always got an impression that Snape was lying through his teeth when 
he said that Trio was confunded that he was doing it for one purpose 
and for one purpose only - to incriminate Sirius even more. <<<


Brenda:

Hiya Alla!

How did I know that you will be responding to this thread?! ;P

Well, Snape had every reasons to believe that Sirius had in fact 
confunded the trio. The whole wizaring community believes Sirius to 
be the mass murderer at that point, even Dumbledore. The trio and 
Lupin, and Peter were the only people who had just heard the whole 
truth. And the fact that Sirius had supposedly confunded the 3 13-
year-old kids... well that's hardly more incriminating and adding 
more incredibility to his 13-murder list, does it.

Also in CoS, when he had just heard the news that Ginny had been 
taken to the Chamber itself - Snape is very much determinate and 
quickly comes up with a solution ('let's leave it to Lockhart!')

I think Snape was showing his ill-illustrated compassion to Harry 
throughout PoA, when he repeatedly warned Harry dangers of strutting 
around the castle and sneaking out to Hogsmeade. For heaven's sake 
the Dementors were patched to protect Harry (in essence) AND he 
disregards the rule completely! Typical 'I-need-to-save-the-world' 
teenager! *eyeroll*

And during the Occlumency lessons as well - he doesn't taunt Harry 
about all the ridicule Harry had to suffer. I was actually surprised 
to see Snape being rather 'ignorant' about it.


> If we were to talk about Snape and compassion in PoA, I would 
> probably choose the moment, when he screams at Harry that he is 
just as his father. I always thought that even though Snape was 
saying despicable things, he did not want James to die and that he 
did not want Harry to die either.

Hehe yeah, I'm not so sure he wants Harry dead either, lol. I think 
he wants Harry alive so that he can tease and pick on Harry in 
Potions class, till year 7. *giggles*

Brenda