why I'm loathe to believe that Snape is evil, evil, evil

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 138796

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Hagrid" <aussie_lol at y...> wrote:
 > 
> Did he stay at Hogwarts (not completely trusted by DD, since he was 
> never offered the DADA role) out of loyalty to LV? -It was the 
> safest way to avoid Azkaban since DD was his only supportive witness.
> 
 
I don't think that DD didn't completely trust Snape.  I believe 
Dumbledore DID trust Snape, completely(as DD has been consistant on 
this fact).  The reason why DD didn't offer Snape the DADA job before 
was that DD knew the post was cursed.  We just discovered that in HBP, 
but DD knew about this for a long time.  

For DD to put Snape in the DADA position this year is telling of the 
trust that DD had in Snape.  Dumbledore knew that Snape would be gone 
at the end of the term, based on the DADA curse.  Where Snape would go 
after the term seems to be the question.  Did DD do this so that Snape 
would have a very good reason to go back deep-undercover into LV's 
lair?  I think he did.  Snape could not leave Hogwarts on his own, as 
Voldemort *wanted* him there to spy on DD.  So, the very curse that 
Voldemort put on the DADA job is Voldemort's undoing with Snape being 
*forced* to leave Hogwarts.

JMHO, of course.

colebiancardi