Snape really IS evil

[rachaelmcadams]

No: HPFGUIDX 134204

Julie H wrote:
> I really hope there's a "more than meets the eye" explanation for 
D'dore's death and 
> Snape's behavior -- because the overt explanation (all is as it 
seems) is extremely boring 
> writing. This in fact, to me, is probably the single strongest 
argument FOR "more than 
> meets the eye."

Rachael now:
I think that there is a way for ESE!Snape to exist and still have 
there be more that meets the eye. I've been going back and forth 
about whether Snape is with the DEs or with the Order, and right now 
I'm thinking he's really with neither.  I think he's really just for 
himself.  If you think about it, that's pure Slytherin, and JKR said 
that the Sorting Hat's never been wrong.

My theory is that Snape has truly been the double agent to both sides 
and never really decided until he had to.

He was playing both sides until Voldemort's first fall, and once 
Voldemort fell, he made sure he was right there helping DD.

He stayed on DD's side until he had to be a double agent again at 
GoF.  At this point, DD's side still seemed to be the winning team, 
so he had no reason to abandon it.

At the end of OotP, he alerts the order about Harry because 
Dumbledore is still the strongest wizard, and the Order is still the 
winning team, and Snape needs to be on the winning team at the end 
(like last time).

After the MoM incident, however, he notices that DD's become much 
weaker and older, but there isn't a clear winner up ahead - he cannot 
tell which team is stronger, and more importantly, he doesn't have to 
choose just yet.

However, at the end of HBP, he knows DD is going to die.  If he 
doesn't kill him, there are several DEs that will.  Snape can either 
take on the other DEs or AK DD.  In addition, if he doesn't kill DD, 
he will be killed vis-a-vis the Unbreakable Vow.  So, he AKs DD 
because 1)It will save his own life and 2)he figures that the Order 
without DD is weaker than LV and the DEs.  I mean, if the only person 
LV ever feared is gone, how could he lose?

I also have an explanation for why he didn't kill or torture Harry at 
the end.  It's because he had  nothing to gain.  Snape is great at 
controlling his emotions and though he hates Harry, all that does is 
waste time and if he kills Harry when he's under LV's orders not to, 
he'll just make LV angry.  All he gets is a release of emotion.  
Snape is very calculating and he got his job done, so he just wants 
to get back to LV to be rewarded.

Rachael
(all clearly just my opinion)