Snape isn't evil

[Miles]

No: HPFGUIDX 143450

M.Clifford wrote:
> With that as pretext Snapes pain seems to hinge on his involvement in
> the death of Harry's family. The exact thing that Dumbledore insists
> is the biggest regret of his life.
> Dumbledore is right, No?

And here we are at the point to spread my most beloved theory ;).
As we know, Snape was the one who told the first part of the prophecy to
Voldemort. Dumbledore told Harry, that Snape overheard the prophecy, but was
caught in the act by Aberfourth (?). But we know from Trelawny, that Snape
was thrown into the room after the entire prophecy. So, one possible
explanation is, that Snape couldn't listen to the second part of the
prophecy because he had do deal with Aberfourth.

My theory is different. It is not proven, but it is a solution for many open
questions and perfectly fits for all canon information we have:
- Snape heard the entire prophecy
- he was detected and thrown into the room to meet Dumbledore and Trelawny
- Snape then (or before) joined Dumbledore's side, maybe *because* of the
prophecy
- Dumbledore decided, that telling Voldemort only the first part of the
prophecy could be a plan to lure him out of his hide
- Snape did so. Doing this, is the secret why Dumbledore trusts in Snape
- the extrem protection put on the Potters' house could be a reaction to the
danger they were in, when Voldemort came to know about the prophecy

If this is true, Snape *is* in some extent responsible for the death of
James and Lily, but not because he was a coward. And Dumbledore had pulled
the strings - and failed dramatically. The death of the Potters would be his
fault - and his biggest regret. And he wants to make up for this fault by
doing everything for Harry Potter.

Miles, who waits to see the theory pulled to pieces ;)