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

[earendil_fr]

No: HPFGUIDX 92815

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "puju02" <puju02 at y...> wrote:
> justcarol wrote:
> Puja:
> I agree with Carol that the coward must be Karkaroff coz he fled 
when 
> the scar burned and "one who has left forever" (Snape- coz we know 
he 
> has redeemed himself to Dumbledore)

I'm new here and I suppose this thread has been discussed over and 
over, but I thought I could add my 2 cents.

I sincerely believe Karkaroff to be the "one who has left forever". 
He's the only one (as far as we know from the books and as far as I 
can remember) to have betrayed Voldemort *openly* by giving away 
names of Deatheaters during his trial - even if it was clearly 
cowardice. Because of him, Deatheaters were sent to Azkaban. The 
ones who pretented to have been under an Imperius curse 
were 'forgiven' by Voldemort. But would he be so indulgent with 
someone who clearly betrayed his own? Even if Voldemort considers 
Karkaroff as a coward (which he is) I suppose he would never allow 
him to come back (or to live very long) considering what he did.

By giving away the names of fellow Deatheaters Karkaroff condemned 
himself to never return to the Dark Lord's side. He fled when the 
scar burned. Because he's a coward, that's for sure. But maybe also 
because he knows that should he be found by other Deatheaters, he 
would soon be a dead wizard.

And this would leave Snape as the coward.


Earendil, who's delighted to have found such a wonderful place to 
debate.