It's over, Snape is evil

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 137611

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107"
<eggplant107 at h...> wrote:
> Yes, that is exactly what I would have Snape do. After Dumbledore's
> death Harry chased the Death Eaters and defeated several of them one
> on one, I have no doubt when he was healthy Dumbledore could have
> taken on all of them at once and I think Snape could too. You will
> note that when Snape entered the room all the other Death Eaters
> seemed terrified with him, and although Harry had little difficulty
> dealing with the other Death Eaters he had much more trouble with
> Snape.


the big question is....could DD ever be healthy again? And yes, the
other DE's were terrified of Snape. I think Snape could have taken
out DD at any time during the 16 years at Hogwarts if he wanted to.
Especially since DD trusted him so much - it would have been easy.
That is why this act seems too *simple* to just show that Snape is
EVIL.  But it could be just that.  However, JKR stated books 6 & 7 
are actually one book in two parts.  As another poster pointed out, 
in the beginning, Harry *seems* to know who is evil & bad, but by the 
end, he is proven wrong about his perceptions.  I think this is the 
case here.  Snape *seems* to have doublecrossed DD and gone back to 
Voldemort as a DE - in Harry's eyes.  And it has been shown that 
Harry has always been wrong about Snape, so far.  I can think of no 
reason why he should be right in this instance.  DD didn't tell Harry 
everything - and that includes DD's business with Snape.


> I never liked Snape and was always a bit mystified why so many felt
> that deep down he's really just a sweetheart,

I don't think ANYONE thinks or even stated that Snape was a
sweetheart, deep down inside. I think we can all agree that he is a
sadistic bastard. Jeez..... I don't know where you are getting the
impression that the folks that believe in Good!Snape think he is a
big, fluffy bunny under that greasy exterior - LOL.

>but before HBP JKR could
> perhaps morphed him into a good guy, or at least into a less
> despicable character; but now JKR has burned her bridges as far as
> Snape is concerned. After what we saw in HBP if she tries to turn
> Snape into a good guy the last book in the Potter series will be a
> disaster because killing Dumbledore is quite simply unforgivable.
>

Deep-undercover spies are often depicted as *bad* or not good. But
they DO work for the good team. I believe that is Snape - he isn't a
good man, but he does work for the good team. That is his strength.
I don't think anyone is under the illusion that Snape will turn into
a Dumbledore-like character in book 7 - in fact, I believe Snape will
die in book 7 - but in a martyr-like way - saving either Draco or
paving the way for Harry to defeat Voldemort.

colebiancardi