Snape isn't evil

[ornadv]

No: HPFGUIDX 143470

>Miles:
>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 ;)

Orna: – happy to do my best:

If DD did it, it would be such an irresponsible reckless thing to 
do! I mean the least thing to do, would have been to ask the Potters 
and Longbottoms , if they agreed to being endangered this way. Now, 
DD has been known to decide for himself not to reveal certain 
information, so he might blunder in this way. But it would mean a 
very big disillusionment, if Harry and ourselves should come to know 
it. I don't feel, DD acts as if he was responsible in such a way to 
the Potters death. I think his interest in Harry had to do, with the 
prophecy on one hand, and Harry's character – as he came to know 
him. 

Voldemort doesn't even know there is a prophecy – so why put him on 
track of anybody. And there is a question I have – if nobody knew 
whom the prophecy concerned – did the Longbottoms receive enough 
protection? I mean they were tortured after Voldemort's downfall, 
but still, just a thought.

>Miles:
>But we know from Trelawney, that Snape
>was thrown into the room after the entire prophecy.

Orna:
I offered another explanation: Trelawney's prophecy was interrupted 
in the middle, when Snape got caught. She immediately resumed the 
prophecy, when Snape wasn't anymore there. Since she doesn't know 
anything of having made a prophecy, she just knows that Snape 
interfered. And the prophecy itself is cut down to the trance-part 
of it, so Snape's interlude isn't there. (Just my beloved theory, 
<g>)

>Miles:
>And here we are at the point to spread my most beloved theory ;).
 

Orna:
Well, as you see - I can't really tear it down – so go ahead.(But I 
liked your other prophecy better...)

And another question, which occurred to me – why didn't Voldemort 
try to kidnap Trelawney then and there to extract the prophecy from 
her?  Does it mean that prophecies are harder to get through than 
memory charms? Or is it sign of his overconfidence in himself? I 
mean – even the way he acted was some sign of overconfidence – like 
Harry said – he never waited to see which boy would seem the more 
dangerous (perhaps he did  plan to kill Neville as well – just in 
case, so to speak). Why not send some other DE to kill him? I mean, 
he has a prophecy, and does seem very obedient to it – he wants to 
be the one to do it. Harry could have been killed a thousand times, 
if Voldemort hadn't "protected" him by insisting, that he will be 
the one to kill him, by trying to "prove" to the DE that he is more 
powerful than him. He really marks him as his equal, and gets more 
and more obsessed in rituals. It might suggest, that fear is getting 
more powerful, in spite of his supposedly getting stronger. 

Orna