This Snape hater accepts Snape is good-ish

[ponygirl_auburn_vixen]

No: HPFGUIDX 138046

Matt wrote:
> (And, by the way, if
> Snape is indeed working for Voldemort, we can be sure that he will 
not
> be building up the Dark Lord's respect for Harry's talents.)


This struck a chord with me. Even if Snape is *not* working for 
Voldemort, it's very useful to the Order to have LV underestimate 
Harry's abilities - is it not? SS never turns down an opportunity to 
belittle Harry's abilities in front of others...

In Ootp, didn't he tell Umbridge (in front of Draco and the other 
Inquisitorial Squad members when they were holding Harry and the DA 
gang in her office) that he had always thought Harry didn't belong 
at Hogwarts because he had no talent? Surely, Draco and Co. would 
gleefully have spread around this insult to Harry, both at school 
and to their families.

IMO, these insults that become reports/rumors back to LV are a great 
way for SS to keep his cover while allowing LV to keep believing 
that Harry is no match for him (LV).

Sorry if I got the reference wrong, I'm too tired to look it up 
right now.

- Auburn, who is becoming more and more convinced that SS is "a bad 
guy on the good side"