Snape's Destiny/JKR quotes

[slgazit]

No: HPFGUIDX 105209

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lifeavantgarde"
<musicofsilence at h...> wrote:


> Stefanie:
> Again, while I want to take Dumbledore's trust as gold, there have 
> been situations where he hasn't placed his trust in the right person 
> at all. While this very well may not be the case in Snape's case, it 
> cannot be dismissed as invalid in his situation. Even in interviews, 
> JKR has only confirmed that "Dumbledore believes his story." Not 
> that it's true or not.

I agree. Thanks for the compilation of interviews. I think it gives a
clue to the possible outcome and my own hunch is that Snape's skill as
an occlumens (sp?) - if indeed so good as to defy Voldemort's
legilimens skill (how otherwise could he have acted as spy), would
also be good enough to hoodwink Dumbledore. It is rather obvious that
Voldemort is at least as talented and powerfull a wizard as Dumbledore
(witness their duel). So if Snape can cheat one, he can certainly
cheat the other.

> JK's been anything but lucid in regards to Snape...that she doesn't 
> comment concretely on his loyalties, *does* bear scrutinization.

My personal hunch (for what it is worth) that Snape will be forced to
make a choice in the coming books. After the almost inevitable death
of Dumbledore - which side will he be on. Snape's friends (such as
there are), loyalties, etc. are all in Voldemort's camp. The central
figure (post Dumbledore) in the fight against Voldemort is Harry, whom
he utterly detests. Witness how the relationship between Harry and
Snape is getting worse through each book. Add the history (his hatered
of Harry's father, distaste of his mother's muggle origin combined
with what I suspect was a crush on her, etc.) and I think it is highly
likely that Snape will end up going back to the dark side.

Salit