[HPforGrownups] Re: In defense of Snape (from a Snape hater).

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 134887

Snorky replies:
Is it murder if you are in a war, and you have to kill someone on
your side to hide your major weapon? In World War II, Winston 
Churchill, Prime Minister of the UK, allowed the city of Coventry to
be bombed by the Germans, and thousands of people died, all to 
preserve the secret that the Brits had decifered the German code. I 
don't know much of war history, but I bet there are cases where 
someone directly killed someone on their side for something very 
important, with the victim's previous consent.




Sherry:

Yes, i would still consider that murder.  Especially for a subordinate to
kill a general.  In the real world, which of course doesn't exactly apply to
Hogwarts, a soldier would be court martialed for doing what Snape did and
rightly so.  There's just no way, to me anyway,  to make taking a life into
a noble, brave or honorable deed.  I realize I am one of a few who feel that
way, but that is just my personal opinion.  

However, i would heartily congratulate JKR, if I could ever meet her, over
this whole Snape debate.  After all, she has reasonable adults debating
Snape's action, simply because she has created an intriguing character in
Snape and fostered the idea that Dumbledore is always right.  She is truly
amazing!

Sherry