[HPforGrownups] Snape can't stand being called a coward--or not

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 135929

nocobuzz wrote:
>Actually, I think you could make an argument that he is still
>working for DD and the Order in every scene in which he appears.  Of
>course, some very strong arguments for Snape being a true DE can be
>made for most of these scenes also.

Which I'm sure was quite intentional! There's enough material (and not just
in HBP) to support either side of the argument until we find out the truth.

>part to the Unbreakable Vow.  He must have already known that LV had
>tasked Draco with killing DD and, I believe, he had already reported
>this to DD. Apparently nobody knew of Draco's plan to use the two-

I wonder if, knowing that the post was jinxed and his tenure wouldn't last
more than a year, that was why Dumbledore finally gave in and let Snape have
the DADA post at last. By the end of the year, he would either be dead or a
fugitive and that was known from the outset. I don't think that conversation
would have been a comfortable one for either man.

>Again, the dueling scene just confirms that Snape is still faithful
>to DD.  At the very least, he had a number of chances to kill Harry
>(which would certainly please LV, no matter what Snape said to the
>contrary) and not only didn't do it but prevented anyone else from
>doing so.

I think that makes the 4th time that Snape has saved Harry's life. If he was
really ESE, he would have killed Flitwick. He would have killed again on his
way to the tower (possibly Hermione and Luna) and he would have captured
Harry and taken him off to Voldemort. Let's face it, Harry must have fancied
himself as a bit of a duellist after the Ministry fight but Snape wiped the
floor with him.

>I honestly we will learn that Snape has been working for DD since he
>turned from the Dark Lord and, although he is a pretty nasty person,
>is ultimately good.

Interesting to speculate how Harry will find this out. I wonder if the final
book will see Harry captive at some point. And maybe Rat Boy will be the one
to spill the beans on Snape, not just the Unbreakable Vow, but the Godric's
Hollow end as well.

But JKR alone knows all

hwyl

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