What would Snape have to do....

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 138496

All the Snape posts...one question keeps pecking the back of my 
brain pan.

What would Snape have to do to redeem himself?


Now in my book it's nothing.

He's responsible for the deaths of Lilly and James Potter.

He's even responsible for Harry being the chosen one.

He's cruel to Neville, Hermione and Harry.

He's responsible for the fate of Neville's parents.

He made an unbreakable vow to ensure DD was killed. (or that Harry 
would be killed in some theories)

He let slip that Lupin was a werewolf.

He let slip that Sirius was an animagus. (causing him to be an 
absolute prisoner in OOP--and please note that as rash, angry and 
irritable as Sirius became he still never revealed that Snape was 
a "double spy" or even that he was a DE.)

He states he passed the information to have Vance killed.

He joined the DE's of his own accord, he didn't back out right away 
either(he "left" for completely different reasons than Regulus Black 
for example).

With this much blood, heartache and sorrow....how can he possibly 
redeem himself?!?!?

DD gave him a chance, and in my opinion, Snape failed miserably..(as 
a teacher, mentor and colleague)

If Snape can dupe Voldemort...why not DD?!?!?

Did/has Snape ever truly duped either one?(I maybe have some 
sympathy for him if he hasn't---but sympathy doesn't mean I believe 
he's redeemed.) 

Evil/Not Evil/Entirely Selfish....I still don't see redemtion in him.

Realization of one's mistake doesn't mean redemption...attempting to 
right a wrong may lead to redemption...but in my opinion Snape 
simply has too many wrongs to right in one book.

He'd have to do more than help or even save Harry in my mind's eye.

He's like an over-grown bat....IOW  a rodent/rat with wings..

Doddie
(Who really doesn't think that James, Sirius, Lupin(who did allow 
his mates to tease Snape), Harry, Ron, McConnagal, Hagrid, Hermione, 
Neville, all had incorrect "gut" instincts---they trusted Snape at 
one time or another because of DD...I also really don't think 
Bella's gut is wrong either....Snape states that the DL trusts 
him...but she doesn't believe it...and we know that Voldemort trusts 
no one completely--and who really doesn't understand why so many 
loathe PP but not Snape?!?!)