Snape's DE past

[brandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 111347

>I also wonder where you took the basis for calling Sevvie
>intelligent or anything like that. Sevvie is broken, he wanted to be
>the best but couldn't. He isn't some deep character, we can see
>through the books that when it comes to it, he is unable to make the
>right decision when it comes to Harry being right about something,
>nor about Sirius and so on. 

I think we can safely assume that Snape is fairly intelligent. He was
given a professorship at Hogwarts at quite a young age - something
like 22? In PS/SS, he is the one who designs the logic puzzle to guard
the stone - not only does that take some intelligence to design a
logic puzzle, but also a bit of savvy to know that it's something many
wizards would struggle with.

I agree that his emotions can get in the way of his making the right
decisions - but how does that make him less deep of a character? If
anything, I think that it adds depth. If he were a cold, emotionless,
one-dimensional baddie (which is how we see him through much of
PS/SS), he wouldn't have a problem continuing the necessary occlumency
lessons after Harry has invaded his privacy. He might make it more
hellish for Harry, but he wouldn't be unable to continue.

-Brandy