[HPforGrownups] Re: Admonishing Snape

[Shaun Hately]

No: HPFGUIDX 129586

On 27 May 2005 at 11:01, lupinlore wrote:

> You've made this point several times on various threads, Nora, and I
> find it intriguing.  I know predictions are always dangerous,
> especially (to quote the Zen master, Roshi Yogi Berra) about the
> future.  Still, what kind of rethinking do you think will have to be
> done?  If you were running a betting pool, on what would you bet?
> 
> Anyone else want to comment?  I'm talking about things that will be a
> "BANG" in the sense of really revealing important things about Snape's
> character and causing lots of people to rethink things.  What would
> you bet on?

A fascinating question.

I don't generally make predictions - just not my thing - so I won't 
do that here, but in terms of things that would be very much a 
'BANG", when it comes to Snape, there are a few things that would 
really cause me to reassess him.

First of all, when it comes to Snape as a person. If it turns out he 
is still on the side of Voldemort, well, then, no fate could be too 
bad for him. He's been given a chance to redeem himself for his 
Deatheater past - if he blows it, that's the end - but I have to say, 
I'll be waiting until the end of the last book to make this judgement 
- if he was revealed as still on the side of evil in HBP, I'd be 
seriously wondering if he's just really deep cover (of course, I am 
also wondering - hoping! - somewhat the same thing about Percy).

Secondly - Snape as a teacher. I am really interested in seeing the 
results his students obtained in their OWLS and I hope we get some 
insight. I defend Snape's teaching methods, partly because I believe 
they can be effective - if it turns out that everybody failed 
(absence the influence of Umbridge), I'd definitely need to reassess. 
However if they do well, I will feel quite vindicated (-8 Canon, I 
think, so far supports the idea that Snape does get good results - 
but we may get clearer evidence of this in the future.


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