In Defense of Snape (VERY long)

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Alla:
 
Not sure if I accept this bet, Carol, since I am also pretty
confident that at the end Snape will redeem himself, BUT I am also
offering you a bet that before that happens we WILL be lead to
believe that Snape has betrayed the Order OR we will learn that
Snape has never truly changed the sides at all.
In short, before Snape's big redemption thing, we will learn
something TRULY nasty about him. How about THAT bet? :o) 


Carol:
Well, yes. We're almost certainly going to learn what he did as a DE,
and even if it was only making potions to help LV in his quest for
immortality, that's still aiding and abetting a murderous would-be
tyrant. So I have to agree with you here.
 
How about this: We'll treat each other to butterbeer when the series
is over. Unless Snape turns out to be an agent of Voldemort, in which
case I'll cease to be a fan.
 
In all Siriusness,
Carol



Alla:

I will be happy to treat you to Butterbeer, Carol, but I believe  
you misunderstood me a little bit. I think that not only we will 
learn something truly nasty about Snape's past, but also that he 
will do something truly nasty in the present to Order or to Harry.

I DON'T KNOW whether he will do it on purpose or he will be provoked 
by something, I don't know whether his sadistic impulses, because of 
which IMO he is not getting DA will get out of control for some 
reason, I don't know what will happen, but I believe that something 
bad will happen and it WILL be Snape's fault AND Snape's fault only 
now.

Think about it and I am not asking you to agree or concede, I am 
only explaining my rationale.

Sure, Harry still says at the end of OOP that he "will never forgive 
Snape, EVER", but is reader really in doubt whose side Snape on now?
We still have two more books to go and I believe Jo is setting the 
stage for Harry to be right for once.
I think that Snape will definitely struggle to correct whatever he 
would do because of him being "too emotional" (I don't know, maybe 
unwillingly helping Voldie and Co to capture Harry) and that is how 
his redemption will occur, sort of, because I more prefer gradul 
redemption, not really Bangy!one.

That is definitely NOT  the scenario I want to happen, I much prefer 
to see Snape struggle for redemption on the right side of the 
equation, but my belief that story may go this way.

So, how did you like my trip to speculation land? Is the offer still 
on now? :o)

By the way, are you saying that if Snape turns out to be ESE! you 
won't like him anymore? :o)

I think we agree here, because the only way I could stop liking 
Sirius would be if he turns out ESE. I just don't like villains. :o)


Just my opinion,

Alla