The Possibilities of Grey Snape

[Steffi]

No: HPFGUIDX 143101

Joe wrote:
> I think this is probably the way the book will turn out. No matter 
> what Snape does in the fight against Voldemort he won't ever be a 
> good man. He will merely be a minorly evil man. There is a tendency 
> among HP fans to think that all good people will fight Voldemort 
> and all evil people will support Voldemort.

Steffi:
Agreed. Wouln't it be much cooler, though, if Snape's evilness in the 
last several years (including the way he dislikes all students except 
his precious Slitherins) is just an act to maintain his cover for 
playing on Dumbledore's team? I mean, we know he was evil at some 
point being a Death Eater and all that, but I think it would be a 
great message to children/grown-ups that people can actually change 
if they want to and that redemption is possible. Sure, Snape has 
issues and isn't the nicest guy ever, but wouldn't it be nice to 
discover that there's more to Snape than everyone thinks there is? 
That JK Rowling has been playing us all along. 

Snape is the ultimate outsider, no one really likes him and he 
doesn't have any friends. And there's nothing he can do about it. 
Once evil, always evil. Once ousider, always outsider. Great message 
to all the kids who are outsiders in real life. Make one bad decision 
and it'll ruin your life forever. No one will trust you anymore, and 
even if you switch sides, you'll still be a lonely outsider for the 
rest of your life. Wow, that'd be a sad, sad story, really, the more 
I think about it. Maybe it'd be better if Snape was truely evil. ;) 
An there's still hope for Malfoy... maybe.


Steffi