Am I the only one...

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 133625

I have come to the opinion that Snape's bad attitude is part-truth(he
is nasty) and partly an act(if he was a nice guy all of a sudden, that
might raise doubts in LV's mind & the Death Eaters)

just my opinion, though

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "doddiemoemoe"
<doddiemoemoe at y...> wrote:
> I am absolutely livid with Snape but not for Killing Dumbledore..but 
> for telling Voldemort about the prophecy!
> 
> Sheesh look at what Snapes actions started!
> 
> Murder of the Potters, torture of the Longbottoms!!
> 
> And then he has the nerve to be snide and unpleasant among other 
> things to both Harry and Neville when they are around him.(He cannot 
> even manage cool indiference!)
> 
> As brave as Neville is I find it very telling that the boggart turned 
> into prof. Snape for Neville!!!
> 
> DD will have his reasons for trusting Snape...DD made his choice!!!
> 
> Harry and Neville not much of a reason at all to trust Snape.
> 
> And I also think that the clue to occlumency is not to clear one's 
> mind of emotion...but to focus on an emotion..(the only time it 
> appeared to be effective for Harry...and it appears Snape is ALWAYS 
> angry!).
> 
> Much of Snapes behavior in HBP may be able to be explained/reasoned 
> away...but not his treatment of Harry, and not his treatment of 
> Neville and not even his continued loathing of James in the previous 
> five books...Snape did, after all, have a hand in James death and he 
> owed James a life debt no less!!!!! I don't care how much you've been 
> bullied-seems to me James, Sirius, Peter and Lupin had plenty of 
> punishment for their behavior. (remember the detention records Harry 
> had to recopy?)
> 
> I do not know if there's anything Snape could do that would redeem 
> him enough to get out of the black and be more of a grey character 
> for me.
> 
> Doddie
> --who completely understands why Harry loathes Snape and hopes Snape 
> gets what he deserves in the end!