Clues Convergent Redux -- Snape is a nice wizard because .....

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 134998

Schumar: Although I think Vivian made some good points, I have
to vehemently disagree with the first snipped statement above,
and both agree and disagree with the second snipped paragraph.

First of all, Snape was NOT "aiding and abetting
a competent and lethal squad of death eaters." Remember,
he did not know what Draco's plan was _exactly_, because
Draco seemed to think that if Snape knows, he won't be
helping Draco but only helping himself and taking the
glory as his own. Snape even had to attempt legilimency
to get more information out ofthe young Malfoy,
and that was unsuccessful. (Snape commented that
Aunt Bellatrix must be teaching Occlumency).

Here's another thing -- Snape was in his office
when the death eaters came through the cabinet, and only
surfaced after Dumbledore called for him. (I feel I must again
bring up at this point that Snape did not kill Flitwick, Hermione,
Luna, or anyone else in his path when surely he could have done
so and still gotten to Draco and Dumbledore.) Even
Draco did not intend for Greyback to come through, he only
thought that Greyback was working to make sure Bourgin
was doing what he was supposed to, and did not invite him
to Hogwarts. Even during the Great Escape, Snape acontinued
to "instruct" Harry , and prevented other death eaters
from hurting Harry. His claim to be saving Harry for Voldemort
seems to me to be a cover because none of the death eaters
(and even no ones else in the Order except Dumbledore)
know the entire prophecy, that Harry must be killed by
Voldemort himself and vice versa.

vmonte: My first comment is that please be careful when quoting other
people. This is the second time in the last two weeks that other
people's quotes were contributed to me.

Second: Snape couldn't kill any of the kids because they had all
taken the luck potion; besides murdering people would have really
done him in. He wouldn't have been able to basically walk right out 
of Hogwarts if he, at any point, started killing people, now would 
he? No one in the Order went after Snape because they thought he was 
on their side, no one from Voldemort's side tried to stop him either.

When Snape killed Dumbledore there were no Order witnesses, or so he
thought. Why wouldn't Snape just get the hell out of there before 
anyone suspected him?

I'm sure that Dumbledore made other precautions to protect the kids
in case something went wrong. (I would have made all the Order
members make an "oath pact," what Draco's mom did to Snape, and swear
allegiance to the kids at the school--but that's just me.)

Vivian