JKR - brilliant but scary

[IreneMikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 134280

Have you noticed how most of the questions we've been asking ourselves 
after book 5 were not answered in one way or another by book 6, but just 
rendered irrelevant?

Where do I start with examples: did Snape drop Harry's potion sample on 
purpose, or just enjoyed the view of its fall? Did he throw the jar at 
Harry, or was it a spontaneous combustion? Will Harry be able to learn 
from him if he teaches DADA? Will Harry fare better by just keeping his 
mouth shut during the lessons and doing his homework, or should he seek 
an open confrontation?

Who cares, it doesn't seem so important now, she has raised the stakes 
in the game.

So now we'll spend 2 more years discussing other, equally burning 
questions. What scares me is the possibility that book 7 can leave the 
question of Snape's motives open. Let's assume that Harry is successful 
in his quest, all horcruxes are destroyed and he faces a mortal 
Voldemort. Who is still a more powerful wizard, unless Harry really 
surprises me in book 7. Let's make another popular assumption - Snape is 
a time-bomb, he takes Voldie's AK, giving Harry the chance to kill 
Voldemort. What if she does not give any explanation?

Those who want to believe it was the plan all along, can go on believing 
that, and those who think it was the last moment change of heart by the 
villain (think Anakin in SW VI) can fit it into the described events 
perfectly as well.

And we'll be stuck forever, discussing "Snape is evil/Snape is deep 
undercover agent". What a frightening thought.

Irene