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

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 111152

Meidbh wrote:

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?

vmonte responds:

Nice post! I wonder about Snape as well. I really liked Neri's recent 
post about Snape too. But I do have a serious problem with Snape. I 
remember JKR once stating that Children are never fooled by this kind 
of teacher/person. And I understand what she means.  Adults have a 
way of rationalising behavior in a way that children do not. My 
supicion about Snape, unfortunately, is that the children will turn 
out to be right about him. There have been several adults that have 
also warned DD or Harry about Snape too. Fudge warned DD in PoA, and 
fake Moody's conversation with Snape (the egg scene in GoF) in front 
of Harry seemed to imply that fake Moody knew that Snape had ulterior 
motives (not related to Voldemort) for being around Hogwarts. It's 
funny because both of these characters are evil. One is evil because 
he is a DE (Crouch), and the other is evil because he is corrupt and 
ignorant (Fudge). It's like the old saying: "It takes one to know 
one." 

Snape holds a lot of grudges.  He seems like the kind of person that 
cannot forgive (and perhaps seeks revenge). He also seems very sneaky 
to me. I think he behaves differently in front of DD and MM (and 
perhaps the other staff) than he does when he is around the children. 
I keep feeling that Harry's penseive scene with Snape has some clue 
we haven't noticed yet. I also bet that Snape told Harry not to tell 
anyone about what he saw because there is something there (aside from 
the humiliation of being hung upside down) that Snape doesn't want 
someone else to find out.  And yes, I think he has a 
separate "secret" agenda. 

Vivian