Snape: Evil or just doing his job?

[maggieanndavies]

No: HPFGUIDX 133260

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "spinelli372003" 
<spinelli372003 at y...> wrote:
> 
> I do have another theory that may or may not have been raised.  
The 
> posts are flying to quickly to keep up lol.  But is there anyone 
else 
> out there wondering if in fact it was not Dumbledoor but someone 
else 
> who died?  Maybe someone using polyjuice potion?  Or maybe one of 
the 
> Charms that Lily was so well known for making everyone think it 
was 
> Dumbledoor?  


I had the strangest feeling about DD throughout most of this book.  
He just didn't seem quite like himself.  The best example is when he 
is so annoyed that Harry hasn't gotten the memory from 
Slughorn.  "...And you feel that you have exerted your best efforts 
in this matter, do you? That you have exercized all of your 
considerable ingenuity?..." {HBP, p428 U.S.}  That paragraph sounded
pretty Snapey to me. 

Also, DD was much more reckless with Harry's safety than he ever 
before.  Letting him go to the cave?  Forcing Harry get a memory 
from an unwilling teacher.  It's all just not like DD.  Although it 
certainly could be that DD finally stopped treating Harry like a 
child.
 
Could part of LV's soul jumped into DD when he touched the black 
ring? I can't imagine that DD would be that stupid though.

Or how about this...ala Sherry's Polyjuice theory.  Snape and DD 
switched places.  It would explain why Harry received such a light 
punishment for using Sectumsempra on Malfoy. Considering that he and 
Ron were nearly kicked out of Hogwarts for showing up late (OK, in a 
magicked muggle car, but it wasn't quite their fault) I would have 
thought Snape would have jumped up and down on DD's desk to have 
Harry expelled for using Dark magic.  


maggieanndavies