"Snape's Job"

[mnaper2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 93274

> <arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> > I'm in a dilemma about this little cameo myself, but IMO it's 
> possible
> > that Snape is playing games with Harry.
> 
> Mel wrote:
> I too have this filed in my "maybe he's not" drawer. It could be, I 
> tell myself, that he's satisfied that the nosy little pratt is 
> completely fooled into thinking he's spying on V. for DD. and 
> therefore will keep his prying nose out of his REAL business.
> 
> Which because he says it *is*, is probably *not* finding out what 
V. 
> is telling his DEs. Or it *is* and he wants someone to think it 
> might not be.
> 


Hmm.  I tend to agree with those that have suggested Snape was merely 
feeling smug about getting some recognition, especially if he thought 
that it was recognition for something that Harry couldn't or 
shouldn't be doing.

Granted I change my mind about Snape every time I read scenes with 
him, but as of my last reading, I think that if JKR wrote "glinting 
eyes" as a clue that he's not really working for Dumbledore, she 
might as well write him in a mustache and have him start twirling 
it.  It just seems like an awfully over-the-top way to write a 
villian.  If she was really planning for Snape to turn out to be on 
Voldie's side, would she really be so obvious about it?  I tend to 
think it's just another red herring to throw us off the REAL Snape 
solution, whatever that is.

But who knows?  Check back in with me in a week for a totally 
different idea on the same subject.  : P

Ally