Snape didn't murder the Potters, LV did

[juli17 at aol.com]

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doddiemoemoe wrote:
"and who really doesn't understand why so many  loathe PP but not
Snape?!?!)"

Del replies:
For one simple reason:  Peter *betrayed* his friends, simply because he
was scared for his own  skin. James and Lily entrusted him with their
lives and the life of their  baby, and yet he chose to betray them,
something that he only could do,  simply in order to save his own life.
That's utterly despicable  IMO.

Snape, OTOH, was simply an enemy soldier. I don't admire his  choosing
what he must have known was the morally wrong camp, I don't  approve of
it at all. But his choosing the wrong camp isn't anywhere  as
despicable in my eyes as what Peter  did.

Del



Julie says:
There's another reason. Snape left the DEs and has done several
things to aid DD and the Order, including helping keep Harry alive
several times. While Snape has no small amount of unpleasantness
in his character, he remains ambiguous, with a real chance that the
good in him outweighs the bad (should he prove to be DD's man).
 
No such luck for Peter. After hiding for 12 years, he immediately
returned to LV, and a short time later proceeded to KILL an innocent  
teenage boy without the least hint of remorse. 
 
Hmm, now who should we loathe without reservation--the one who
cold-bloodedly murdered a teenage boy and has shown not a single
shred of goodness, or the one who has protected another teenage
boy on several occasions and has committed observable acts of 
good? (Please note: I'm not saying that a time couldn't come in
Book 7 when Snape may be as worthy of loathing as Peter, but
doubt about Snape's character remains, whereas none does about 
Peter's.)
 
Julie
 


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