Snape culpable

[marika_thestral]

No: HPFGUIDX 134393

> Larry wrote:
> 
> > It seems everyone has assumed that in refering to
> > Snape as culpable, JKR is referancing the betrayal and
> > the murder of DD. However, she could mean culpable to
> > mean Snape's treatment of Harry, Neville and the other
> > students for the previous six years. Or am I grasping
> > at straws?
> >
>(Fridwulfa)
> Exactly, or she could mean culpable of becoming a DE in the first
place, 
> even if he changed his mind later. I think she was talking about
Snape's 
> youth's mistakes, his fascination with the Dark Arts and his joining LV.

That's how I choose to interpret it as well. 

If Snape was loved, for instance by his mother. He should have
understood the importance for a child to have a good parent to rely
on. Something neither Harry nor Neville have had - partly because of
Snape himself. Therefore Snape morally comitted a crime when telling
Voldemort.

If his regret really was sincere, and he actually has been working for
the order all this time, trying to make up for this mistake... He can
still be somebody to count on. 

When Dumbledore had died, Harry promised himself that nobody else
would have to sacrifice themselves for him, and be killed by
Voldemort. Maybe Snape will attempt to do this - not feeling so good
about himself anyway. And hopefully Harry can keep his promise to
himself and stop Snape from getting killed.

Well, there is always hope. Isn't there?

Marika