The Veil, HP & LOTR ?]

[vmonte]

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Inkling wrote:

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--> Snape goes more than a little bit mad when his emotions are
aroused. He did so in the Shreiking Shack in book 3, and again when
he discovered Harry in the pensieve. This is especially dangerous
for a spy who depends on occulmency to keep his cover. As he told
Harry "Fools...who cannot control their emotions...stand no chance
against his powers!" He may also change his allegiance in a moment
of emotion with catastrophic consequences for the side he betrays.
(As you can tell I'm not sure whose side he's really on!)

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Neville, by contrast, may prove the most trustworthy of all because
he has faced his weakness -- fear of power -- and is mastering it.
It may be significant that Neville was the last man standing with
Harry during the battle at the Ministry at the end of OOtP. Neville
may turn out to be Harry's Sam.

vmonte responds:

You've nailed Snape, I completely agree.  I remember reading PoA and 
thinking that Snape was an unstable person. He was frightening at the 
end of PoA when his emotions exploded at the hospital wing. I've seen 
more than enough evidence that the man is completely ruled by his 
emotions. (The contempt that Snape has for Harry is laughable 
considering that he himself is ruled by his emotions; and that nasty 
jab he gives Harry in the first Potions class when he talks 
about 'our new celebrity,'etc. From what I can tell, Harry doesn't 
want the celebrity, it's Snape who craves recognition. Just look at 
the way he behaved at the end of PoA when he found out that he was 
going to lose his chance for an award.) 

I've always secretly felt that Trelawny's 2nd prophecy was about 
Snape. I think that if Snape were to join Voldemort the consequences 
for the Order would be devastating. Wormtail helping Voldemort rise 
to power--that's laughable. Wormtail's help may have actually caused 
Voldemort harm. Now Voldemort has Harry's blood inside him, which is 
probably going to be fatal for Voldemort (DD's gleam, etc). Also,  
Wormtail now owes Harry a life debt, which I feel he will repay in 
the end. 

So I think that Wormtail, although a bad guy, hasn't really helped 
Voldemort at all. Snape on the other hand would completely devestate 
the Order, especially since Dumbledore seems to completely trust the 
man.   

I also agree with you about Neville. It will be beause of the two 
boys that Voldemort's downfall will occur. The prophecy is about both 
boys.