A Snape in The Grass

[Cindy L]

No: HPFGUIDX 138347

This is my theory why Snape is on Voldemort's side.  First of all, 
Dumbledore has shown that he is too trusting, and does make 
mistakes.  His mistakes tend to be greater than others, as he says in 
HBP.

Secondly, I believe Harry is right.  Snape has shown he has hated 
Harry since the first book, and there is simply no redeeming 
situation where Snape didn't "help" Harry unless it was to serve some 
purpose for Snape (that I can find anyway).

I began to think of an old fable with which I am sure everyone is 
familiar.  I changed names to make a point:

A wise man named Dumbledore was walking down a path and he came 
across a rattleSnape. The rattleSnape was getting old. He 
asked, "Please Dumbledore, can you take me to the top of the 
mountain? I hope to see the sunset one last time before I die." 
Dumbledore answered "No Mr. RattleSnape. If I pick you up, you'll 
bite me and I'll die." The rattleSnape said, "No, I promise. I won't 
bite you. Just please take me up to the mountain." Dumbledore thought 
about it and finally picked up that rattleSnape and took it close to 
his chest and carried it up to the top of the mountain. 

They sat there and watched the sunset together. It was so beautiful. 
Then after sunset the rattleSnape turned to Dumbledore and 
asked, "Can I go home now? I am tired, and I am old." Dumbledore 
picked up the rattleSnape and again took it to his chest and held it 
tightly and safely. He came all the way down the mountain holding the 
Snape carefully and took it to his home to give him some food and a 
place to sleep. The next day the rattleSnape turned to Dumbledore and 
asked, "Please Dumbledore, will you take me back to my home now? It 
is time for me to leave this world, and I would like to be at my home 
now." Dumbledore felt he had been safe all this time and the Snape 
had kept his word, so he would take it home as asked.
 
He carefully picked up the Snape, took it close to his chest, and 
carried him back to the woods, to his home to die. Just before he 
laid the rattleSnape down, the rattleSnape turned and bit him in the 
chest. Dumbledore cried out and threw the Snape upon the ground. "Mr. 
Snape, why did you do that? Now I will surely die!" The rattleSnape 
looked up at him and grinned, "You knew what I was when you picked me 
up." 

Cindy L. (aoibhneach)