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

[mnaper2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 99603

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> --- 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

Ally

That would be banner day for Snape - although I wonder if he would 
take much pleasure from inflicting physical pain?  The only time 
we've seen him do it is in retaliation against James for being held 
upside down.  In other scenes, he threatens with the wand but does 
not use it.  

I've had similar ideas - it does seem inevitable that at some point 
Harry will come face to face with Snape in his DE robes and they'll 
have to deal with each other in that context.  If there was ever a 
way Snape will be forced to blow his cover, this way seems likely.  

Although, the way JKR loves to torment Snape, I could see him 
ultimately blowing his cover and still getting rescued by Harry in 
the end - thus owing a life debt to Harry, as well as James.  Can you 
imagine any circumstance that would make his head explode from 
frustration faster?  That would be a fate worse than death for him 
(which makes me think it might be very likely to occur).