In defense of Snape (from a Snape hater).

[npod4291]

No: HPFGUIDX 134159

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" 
<eggplant107 at h...> wrote:

> That just doesn't make sense to me, it doesn't seem in character 
that
> Dumbledore would ask anyone to split his soul and become a murderer
> under any circumstances. And if Snape did discover something useful
> about Voldemort who in the Order could he tell about it, who would
> believe him?
> 
> And Dumbledore would have to be crazy not to let Harry in on the 
plan,
> if Harry saw Snape murder him Dumbledore must have known him well
> enough to know Harry would move heaven and earth to kill Snape or 
die
> in the attempt. 
> 
> Eggplant

First off, I think that people are misunderstanding what a Horcrux 
is, or rather how one is created.  From what I gather, it is not 
something that automatically happens upon murdering someone, but 
something that must be planned.  It is a spell where murder is a 
prerequiste, not the cause.

Also, I am not completely sure that Harry is even planning on 
hunting Snape.  At the end of the book he said that he was going to 
hunt the Horcruxes and LV, and IF Snape happened to get in the way, 
he would duel him.

-Nate