Let's hear it for good old Snapey!

[dumbledore11214]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda Geist" <editor at t...> 
wrote:
> This also works in nicely with my theory that Snape must be very 
careful of
> the memories and emotions he has of Harry, so as to be able to lie 
to
> Voldemort, and so this is probably one of the only ways he can 
impart
> information to Harry in any sort of memorable way.
> 
> ~Amanda, whose gold coins are all chocolate this time of the year, 
and
> rapidly being stolen by children

Hi, Amanda!
As I said I love your theory, I find it the most logical and 
believable one especially because it seems to acknowledge that 
Snape's first and foremost concerned about self-preservation (not 
about Harry's best interests all the time), which is understandable 
and entirely reasonable if he spies on Voldemort directly, or if he 
at least has to be somewhere nearby him (as Animagus, vampire or 
whoever), but even though this quote    
"it is not up to you to find out what the Dark lord is saying to his 
Death Eaters.
No- that's your job, isn't it?" Harry shot at him. ....
"Yes, Potter", he said, his eyes glinting, "That's my job. Now, if 
you are ready, we will start again..." (OoP, p.531) 
makes a  very strong case for Snape returning to his spy activities, 
it is not necessarily the only interepretation, don't you agree?

I mean, Severus may be a spy indeed, but on Lucius Malfoy, for 
example, where he does not need to use his Occlumence skills.

He may not even be a spy among Death Eaters, but do something 
completely different ( if we are to accept as a given that he lies 
most of the time, he could as well lie to Harry). he could be a 
Vampire, etc...

So, if he is not spying on Voldemort, does it make your theory 
invalid? Meaning that there is no need for him to preserve his true 
emotions, memories of hating Harry and he just does that for his own 
pleasure ? :o)
Could you clarify, please?

One more comment - suppose he is indeed a spy among the death eaters 
and the war is over and both he and Harry surivived. So, for so many 
years he was working so hard to keep his hatred of Harry alive. Do 
you think he will be able to get rid of it? I think that by  keeping 
his emotions directed on Harry alive for Voldemort to see, Snape has 
no choice but hate the boy for real. :o)

Alla