Snape and Harry again.

[dungrollin]

No: HPFGUIDX 114255

> Dungrollin:
>  
> > As I see it, there are 4 possibilities: 
> > (I suspect that someone has already gone through this before and 
> > probably proposed their own names for the categories, and if so, 
I 
> > humbly apologise, beg forgiveness and - in fact, I'm so sure of 
it 
> > that I'll give the credit to everyone else before I start...)
> snips the description of possibilities for Snape character :) 
>  
> Alla:
> 
> The way I see it - two or three are the most likely to happen. 
> Something make Snape to change the sides - whether he hates it or 
> likes it, whether it was a single dramatic event or gradual 
> conversion, which made him see the light, I don't know. I also do 
> not doubt the fact that he is pathetic and emotionally damged
> human being.
> 
> ESE! Snape is also possible, if Rowling decides to drop a  bomb at 
> us in the end.
> 
> I love your name for Actor!Snape . This is the one which I am 
> keeping my fingers crossed never come to light. I dislike it 
> passionately, because I just don't see how one can disregard that 
> Snape gets his emotions  be in the way of his judgement  so very 
> often. (Shrieking Shack and Occlumency failure are the best 
> examples, IMO)

Dungrollin again:

Yes... Sorry, Kethryn (who suggested this in post 114176), Oscar-
winner!Snape is my least favourite too. There are just too many 
occasions where Snape treats Harry terribly when there are no 
witnesses to be impressed, where (if he were really a nice chap) he 
could get away with being at least indifferent rather than nasty.

I'll just briefly underline why I'm supporting
ReluctantlyGood!Snape.

Leaving the DEs as the result of a moral change-of-heart is a big 
big step (whether the realisation is gradual or sudden).  That's
a BIG about-face.  IMO people who consider ethical questions and 
make huge and humbling ideological changes to their lives as a 
result of them generally have their characters affected (even if 
only slightly) by that way of thinking.  Snape shows nothing like 
that. He does not ever in any of the five books apologise for any of 
his behaviour.  

And then... 
No. I *did* say I'd be brief...

Cheers,
Dungrollin.