[HPforGrownups] Re: It's over, Snape is evil /Ruthless Dumbledore?/ Snape...

[sunnylove0 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 138491

 
In a message dated 8/22/2005 8:48:33 PM Mountain Standard Time,  
dumbledore11214 at yahoo.com writes:

I am  still not picturing clearly how post HBP Snape can be useful to 
the Order  more than Dumbledore?

And believe me, I DO want to understand the  theory even the one I 
disagree with  completely.





But it is not the Order that matters anymore.  Harry has already  refused the 
Order's help by blowing off McGonagall.  As Dumbledore said, it  is *Harry* 
that matters now.  Snape's spying days are done, but he has  another talent, 
that of stabbing people in the back. Which, I imagine is what  would happen in 
book 7, if Snape is headed for redemption.  But Harry,  terrible Occlumens that 
he is, better not have the slightest hope of  such a thing in front of 
Voldemort or it's not going to happen.
 
Alla again:
The other major use for Good!Snape is to help Harry in the  deciding 
moment of final confrontation, right?

Doesn't the question  of trust comes to play again? How likely it is 
that Harry is willing to put  his trust into someone who killed his 
beloved mentor and who tormented him  for several years.

Say for example Harry or his friends are captured by  DE and Snape is 
offering his help to orchestrate the escape.

I  personally doubt that any of them will listen to anything Snape  
offers.

Amber:
 
If it's between accepting Snape's help and remaining a prisoner where he  can 
do nothing, he better accept Snape's help.  Harry is perfectly capable  of 
putting aside his anger where it's the right choice  (saving  Pettigrew in Book 
3).  That doesn't mean that he would forgive Snape or  trust him further than 
he needed to.  Or not demand accountability from  him once Voldemort
is out of the way.
 
Because Voldemort and Harry are all that matters now.  Everything  else, 
including Snape, Dumbledore, and the Order, is a subplot until they  affect one or 
the other or both.  Even Dumbledore knew that in the  cave.  It's Harry that 
will drive Book 7.
 
Amber
 
 
 


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