What would Snape have to do....

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Magda Grantwich wrote:
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> And speaking personally, Chapter 2 is proof to me that Snape is Good.
> If Chapter 2 had not been there, it would have been proof that Snape
> is Evil.



Thank you! From a pure literary standpoint having Snape actually be evil 
after that chapter makes no sense, especially considering the full run of 
the books. Why have Harry be suspicious of him all this time only to 
suddenly, out of nowhere have it be true? It'd be the most terribly 
anticlimactic choice ever, in my opinion, and undermine a lot of what 
Rowling could say with this character about redemption and the hate we pass 
on to each other.

(Oh, and hi! Kim, aka Lady Indigo, 19 year old Floridian, sophomore year of 
college, had a sudden interest to not only get back into Harry Potter but 
for the first time get involved in the fandom when the sixth book came out. 
It's a pleasure. :D)

I think anyone who uses common sense can figure out that Dumbledore planned 
this to happen, whether or not we can guess his plan. He knew Draco was 
trying to kill him. He knew Snape had made an Unbreakable Vow. He knew Draco 
didn't have a murderer's spirit in him. In spite of his 'significantly 
larger' mistakes, he's not so stupid that he wouldn't expect something to 
happen.

He also put Snape in a position that he was guaranteed to only last a year 
in. And he freezes Harry in place and calls for Snape, not Slughorn or any 
other skilled teacher, to come out and have a look at him. I can't claim to 
know what his reasons are, but I'm willing to bet they were foreshadowed 
with Ron in the very first book: there must be some sacrifices.

Besides, Harry's estimate for the reason Dumbledore trusts Snape is 
ridiculous; nobody can swear by that, and I'm surprised even Harry does. And 
where do you think the phoenix has gone? JKR says she can't tell us. Almost 
anyone can just come to Hogwarts and claim Fawkes if he's just gone to a new 
owner. Except for the one owner he can have who's loyal but on the run at 
the moment, someone who needs protection more than any of them. Snape.

~ Lady Indigo