One more reason why Snape is Evil

Julia jolka55 at poczta.onet.pl
Fri Jul 22 11:18:57 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 134102

Well, while I really can't believe that for the whole 5 books (and 
even earlier) DD was wrong about Snape I have to say that there is 
one, the most convincing for me, reason why we can't hope for good 
Snape in book 7:

While reading HBP I was constantly wondering why on earth has it 
been called Harry Potter and THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE?? I cound't see 
how the true identity of HBP can have possible relevance to the 
plot. When it turns out that Snape is HBP I still wasn't sure why 
the whole book is called HBP - apart from the fact that we learn 
that Snape used to call himself HBP when he was at school we dont 
get any new information (we already know that he is very good at 
potions and it's not a big kind of shock that he invents new spells 
when we knew he was very good student!!)

Then I thought that if the book is called HBP and it turned out that 
HBP is Snape we can safely assume that the title could be also Harry 
Potter and Snape. And then it came to me! Of course! The sixth book 
was meant to be called HP and Snape (not to be so obvious:HP and 
HBP) and not 'HP and a strange guy who calls himself HBP which will 
be very relevant'!! 

It was always about Snape. The important thing about the 6th book 
isn't the secret identity of HBP! It's not about who he is! It's all 
about Snape. I dont know if i'm clear about it - what I want to say 
is that while reading i was thinking that the identity of HBP will 
turn out to be the most important at the end - wrong - the most 
important was the man behind that nickname who was imortnat 
throughout the whole book!! 

Now, until the 6th book we were all (almost all :D) under the 
impression that we have to trust Snape. All canon evidences were 
point out that although Snape is mean and cruel he is on the good 
side (DD trust him, he's spying for the Order, Harry's suspitions 
always turned out to be wrong etc) And then comes 6th book with him 
in the title and he turns out to be evil and kills  DD! What would 
be a point in naming the 6th book HP and HBP (HP and SNAPE) when the 
biggest surprise within this book will turn out to be false in the 
next book??

Again, I dont know if I make myself clear - Snape have to be evil 
because if he wouldnt the whole book wouldnt be titled in this way! 
If I, before reading that book, knew that the title is Harry Poter 
and Snape I would expect something huge to be revealed about him. 
And there is - he turns out to be evil! Think about it - the book 
title tells us that something about Snape is importnat to the plot - 
it just CANT turn out that the whole sixth book was a joke and Snape 
isnt really evil!!!

Can't express it in the better way, sorry :D Hope you understand 
what I mean

PS. I must say that even though I'm almost sure that Snape is evil  
I cant still believe that DD could be so wrong about him!!! It just 
doesnt make sense... There is a couple of things that bothers me:

1. Was DD really pleading for death? or anything connected with it?
maybe he has something else on his mind? He adresses Snape 'Severus' 
the moment he enter the scene - and as Harry noted his voice has 
changed... I really dont know what does it mean, anyone??

2. Why Snape have to be informed by FF that there are DE in the 
castle? If he knew the plan (as he said in the 2nd chapter) he 
should be aware? Why wasn't he patroling corridors like others?

3. If he told Narcissia and Bellatrix that he knew the plan why was 
he pretending not to know about it anything while speaking with 
Draco??

Julia, who loves the scene where Malfoy cries :D






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