my greatest fear....

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 121188


 > > Potioncat wrote:
> > 
> > My HP fear? While reading PoA over the holiday I began see Snape 
in a new light...erm new dark. My fear is that he will betray 
Dumbledore.
> > 


Valky:
Will Snape betray Dumbledore?
Short answer - NO
Long answer - well to start, it's certainly in him to lose sight of 
the light, fall to the temptation of a little evil voice beckoning, 
egging him on, shake off the dust of and slip back into his "I'm a 
very bad wizard and I've got the shirt to prove it" outfit and do a 
little dispensing of his own justice. BUT. He won't.
  
> 
> Potioncat:
> Here are two sections that made me wonder.  It's nothing the Snape 
> opposition hasn't been saying all along, but for some reason, it 
hit home when I read it this time. I'm not fully converted, but my 
faith in Snape is shaken!
> 
> PoA "The Servant of Lord Voldemort" (chp 19)
> Snape speaking,
> "Two more for Azkaban tonight," his eyes now gleaming fanatically. 
I shall be interested to see how Dumbledore takes this...he was 
quite convinced you were harmless, you know Lupin...a *tame* 
werewolf--"
>

Valky:
Ahh I see... very interesting. I always kind of glanced over this. 
Reading it mostly as a lash at Lupin rather than DD. But I think one 
could read a lot of "Stupid old man" insinuations into it, 
definitely. A hint of a canon breach in Snapes respect for DD....

Potioncat again:
> Then in "Owl Post Again" chp 22
> Harry and Hermione over hear Snape and Fudge.  Snape is speaking 
and Harry hears him in mid sentence, "...only hope Dumbledore's not 
going to make difficulties," Snape was saying. "The kiss will be 
performed immediately?"
>

Valky:
Yes, well, Snape is certainly all for Dumbledore's mercy when he, 
himself, is the recipient of it :D
I glanced over this one, also, attributing it, like I have suggested 
above, as a bad attitude. I've referred to these quotes before in a 
discussion, though I didn't quote them, to demonstrate that Snape 
does register, occassionally, on the "murderous and evil" end of the 
scale, but I had never really considered it in light of his loyalty 
to Dumbledore.
 

Potioncat: 
> In the first case, Snape has been telling DD about Lupin all along 
> and is eager to be proven right.  But he shows no regret for the 
> pain this will cause DD.
> 
> In the second case, he really seems to want Black punished and 
hopes DD won't interfere.  I could argue here that Snape is only 
> pretending, as a way of finding out Fudge's motives.  But in the 
> first case, there's little doubt of Snape's opinion.
>

Valky:
You make a good point, but I still doubt that Snape will turn to 
evil again. The temptation is always there, though. Especially when 
confronted with his painful past..... which OTOH DD is a part of, 
he's still obviously angry about DD's part in it.

Potioncat: 
> Another view I've changed in this episode, is Snape's motives for 
> going into the Shrieking Shack. I thought he was saving the trio. 

Valky:
Read Alla, I'm with her. LOL ;D


 
> Still, on the positive side, Snape looks positively gentle when 
> Harry sees him putting the injured on stretchers.  Tell me why, 
why didn't Lupin or Black put Snape on a stretcher?
> Potioncat

Valky:
Well.... yeah, he is soothed by his apparent victory, temporarily. 
Bitterness aside, the good Snape is capable of that, but only *when* 
the bitterness is aside.