Snape as baddie ( Don't get too fond of him!)

[meidbh]

No: HPFGUIDX 111135

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..."
 
and Vic responded:
"...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..."


Meidbh (absent for a while so very impolitely didn't get a chance to 
respond to your first post till now): 

Yes. I think that would fit very neatly. It makes sense too with 
the "don't get too fond" warning. But I am still so cross with Snape 
for his inability to make the occlumency lessons work that I 
wouldn't put it past him to "accidentally" feed Harry to the DEs. I 
considered Snape's overwhelming self interest and blind dislike of 
Harry a sub category of "baddieness" (though of course not nearly as 
ESE or foolish as serving old red-eyes). Snape is far too smart not 
to know that he is on to a good thing at Hogwarts. Gloomy jaunts in 
graveyards with fear and dread vs long summer holidays, lashings of 
butterbeer AND his own dank dungeon. What a choice. Not to mention 
that our DD is more of a hearts and minds man than VM and far less 
likely to maim or dismember his associates. I know who I'd prefer to 
answer to!

Whether motivated by self interest or honour, for the moment at 
least, it appears Snape is on DDs side. But I still believe he has 
it in him to really mess things up for Harry. 

So if you're right and JKR kills him off, the question is will she 
leave the girls weeping or will we be telling all and sundry that 
we're better off without him?

Meidbh