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

[Mel]

No: HPFGUIDX 110415

Dumbledore11214 wrote:

> > I strongly disagree that we haven't seen Snape
> > show any--admittedly his most compassionate moments may have had
> > *other* motivations, but that doesn't mean that compassion was
> > absolutely *not* a motive--for example, in PS, Snape's counter-
> > curse to keep Harry from falling off of his broom has been brushed 
> > off as just having been done so Snape could even himself with James 
> > for saving his life 



I disagree in that it is not "compassionate" by definition to not 
want someone dead.  I don't want anyone to die, but that is not a 
show of compassion for them, it's a general morality decision.  It 
doesn't mean I have any feeling for them one way or another.

"Mel"