Power vs. Trust (was:The Possibilities of Grey Snape...)

[esmith222002]

No: HPFGUIDX 143053


> 
> Not silent communication, no; it's just interesting that Dumbledore 
> reacts with 'pleading' as soon as Snape walks into the room, wand 
in 
> hand, looking around at everyone else.  Something is firing in 
> Dumbledore's mind at once, and whatever it is, Harry's rather 
dismayed 
> by it because it's exceptional.  Dumbledore's tone doesn't change, 
but 
> then you get the highly elliptical "Severus...please..."
> 
> Ahem.  No silent communication (implying reciprocality) needed.  
Just 
> recognition, which can be fairly sudden, that things have gone not 
as 
> he expected them to...
> 
> -Nora must be losing her precision of argument or something...


With all this talk about Snape, I always remember one quote from JKR 
way back in 2000.

Q. 'Why did you make Quirrell the bad guy instead of Snape?' 

JKR. 'Because I know all about Snape, and he wasn't about to put on a 
turban.' 

For me, this has always been fairly solid proof that whatever Snape 
may be, he is definitely AGAINST Voldemort.

As to the current topic of discussion, I will add my thoughts!!

On seeing the Dark Mark over his school, DD INSISTS that Harry only 
fetch Snape. WHY? Surely you would want all hands alerted and on deck 
to face this unknown threat. Unless it is not an unknown threat! 
IMO DD knows that he is the intended target (his conversation with 
Draco suggests this), and that his life may be in danger. 

Snape, on finding that DE's are in the school, goes rushing straight 
for the tower. Why? Draco has kept him completely in the dark! These 
are not the actions of a man confused about the turn of events. Is it 
because Snape & DD have planned the tower as the rendezvous point?

Why does DD insist that Harry only fetches Snape? Is is because he 
needs Snape to carry out a preordained task, without interference 
from any teachers/order members!!

DD freezes Harry. WHY??? DD is more than capable of handling any 
problem that comes up those steps, without Harry needing to be 
involved or get hurt. Doesn't it seem that DD wants Harry to bare 
witness, but not be able to get involved.

IMO, there is no silent communication between DD and Snape. DD and 
Snape had discussed the impending attack by Draco. They knew that 
DD's health was failing and DD was coercing Snape into performing the 
AK when necessary. Some sort of plan was definitely in place.

As for book 7 - I think Snape will have a key role to play in the 
downfall of Voldemort, but if he survives, he will remain the 
unpleasant individual he always has been. I think the Voldemort issue 
is personal to Snape, which is why DD trusts him, but Snape still has 
a huge chip on his shoulder regarding how his life turned out!!

IMO, of course.

Brothergib