The Good and Evil of Snape (was: Harry ... act like ...)

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 99586

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, LadySawall at a... wrote:
> 
> Jo Ann:
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> Now I'm wondering, though, whether there's more to it than just 
> helping sustain a necessary illusion for the benefit of Draco and 
> other Voldemort sympathizers.  Could there be a situation coming 
> where Snape will have to go under such deep cover that everybody 
> except DD thinks he really *has* gone back over to the Dark Side?  
> Hmmm.
> 
> Jo Ann

bboy_mn:

People have often speculated the Snape will prove his ultimate loyalty
to Dumbledore by dying in a heroic effort to save Harry. My late night
insomnia fueled fantasies have it going something like this.

Harry is captured and held (rather than killed) by Voldemort. Snape
makes his usual spy visit to Voldemort and discovers that he has
Harry. In the process of interogating him, Voldemort forces Snape to
Crucio Harry, and under the circumstances Snape must either do it or
die; so he does. You have to admit that is a scene filled with bitter
twisted ironies.

Later, when Harry is placed back in the dungeon, Snape sneaks down and
helps Harry escape. While Harry and any assorted friends who may also
be on the sceen make a run for it, Snape holds off the DE's and dies
so that Harry can escape. 

Gets to torture Harry and die a hero's death; banner day for Snape.

While my 'fantasy' may not turn out to be accurate, I do think that we
will see Snape in a position where he has to very obviously and
unpleasantly prove his loyalty to Voldemort in order to prevent
himself from blowing his SPY cover. It seems reasonable that this
event would include Harry. So maybe I'm not so far off afteral. 

Just remember, you heard it here first.

bboy_mn