JKR chat--Snape the coward or the one left forever?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 92634

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "suehpfan" <stanleys at s...> wrote:
> Big snip of two posts 
> Carol wrote:
>  (Besides, it's more interesting to have him (Snape) put two
> > and two together and try to prevent both Sirius and Harry from going
> > to the MoM. If he'd known all about the MoM plot, it would have
> > spoiled the story.)
> > 
> > Carol
> 
> Unless of course, Snape was supposed to make sure Harry and Co. got 
> there (to the MoM) and that Malfoy had time to get the orb from Harry 
> before the Order folks showed up.  As far as Sirius is concerned LV 
> and Malfoy had reasons for wanting to keep Sirius alive and in 
> Grimauld Place.  <snip>
> Just my "Snape could be a very bad boy" comment for the night.
> Sue


If Snape were evil, wouldn't he simply have left Harry to the DEs
without contacting the Order AND Dumbledore? Dumbledore would have no
way of knowing that Snape knew anything about Harry's disappearance.
All he would have had to do is to pretend not to understand Harry (as
he did) and then do *nothing.* Instead, he did everything in his power
to save Harry and his friends. Had he not acted as he did, Harry and
his friends would in all probability be dead.

Carol