Harry's story , NOT Snape's.

[eggplant107]

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"Cathy Drolet" <cldrolet at s...> wrote:

> he [Snape] made the choice to switch sides 

I disagree, I think from day one Snape has been on the same side,
Snape's side.

> and went to Dumbledore in an effort 
> to protect the Potters. Did Snape 
> switch sides because of his debt to
> James, or because of a friendship/love
> of Lily? 

Perhaps he did it for neither reason, perhaps he did it because he had
unique information about a secret weapon (Harry), a weapon that could
destroy Voldemort and he wanted to make sure the weapon was protected
until mature.  

> I also don't think Snape is going 
> to last far into book 7

Only JKR knows for sure but I wouldn't be surprised if Snape lasts
longer than Voldemort and the big final confrontation Harry has is not
with Voldemort at all but with someone he hates just as much. 

> It [evil Snape] makes Dumbledore a fool
> not just a man who makes mistakes
> but an utter fool 

I don't know about being a fool but even the good Snape people must
admit Dumbledore has done some very foolish things in HBP. Dumbledore
was very surprised that Death Eaters had gotten into the castle, but
Harry had warned him that something like that might happen when they
were away finding the (fake) Horcrux; Harry even pinpointed where the
danger was, the Room Of Requirement, and who was behind it, Draco. So
Harry told Dumbledore when the danger would happen, where it would
come from and who was behind it; but when it did happen just as Harry
said it would Dumbledore was surprised.

> fooling Dumbledore for sixteen years,
> on Voldemort's side as Harry and Ron
> suspected all along, would be the 
> more boring plot.

Well if it makes you feel any better, I think Snape fooled Voldemort
for 16 years too. 

By the way, are Lupinlore and me the only people on this group who
think Snape's murder of Dumbledore may have some slight bearing on the
man's true character? Are we the only ones who altered our opinion of
Snape after we say him butcher Dumbledore?

Eggplant