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

[justcarol67]

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Susan:
No, no, no!!!  Please don't get me wrong on that topic!  *I* happen 
to think Snape is truly working for DD & the Order, and that he is 
very brave!  No, *all* I was trying to do was argue the *possibility* 
that Snape might be the one *Voldy* thought of as the coward, rather 
than necessarily the one Voldy thought was gone forever.  
 
 
Carol:
Poor SSS! I had to laugh when I saw Puja's post and wondered how you
would respond to it. 
Carol, who hopes you'll forgive her for laughing
 
Puja: :-) I don't mind you laughing, Carol. and Susan, I wasn't 
reading you wrong. I was just looking for justifications to my own 
doubts about Snape that is why I put questions to you. It's a 
friendly discussion, I know :-)
 
I happened to like Snape too and trust him..more in OoTP, but one of 
JKR's interview put me on my guard. She said "Don't be too sure about 
Snape. I would not trust him so much yet." That is why I was 
wondering about it. Ofcourse I know both of you were discussing LV's 
point of view on the missing death eaters  :-)
 
Nothing personal :-) Puja

Carol again:
Puja, can you find that quote for us? I think you may be
misremembering it slightly. JKR has told us several times to keep an
eye on Snape, but I'm not aware that she ever said not to trust him.
(I think she wants to keep us in suspense about his motives, just as
she wants us to have a doubt or two about Harry's survival, but all
the Snape quotes I've seen, other than those that relate to him as a
teacher, seem to suggest that, despite his sometimes unpleasant
personality, he's on the side of good.) Thanks,

Carol