PoA - Snape knew?/Who is the real dark character in the series?

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 143477

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:

>
> But in case I understood you correctly, JKR remarked that she writes
> about different kinds of evil, therefore I am not sure what will stop
> Snape from being one of those kinds.
>
> I am of the opinion that Snape will turn out to be " the everyday
> evil" type, but to me it is quite a possibility that dear Severus
> will aim much higher than that.
>
<big snip>

> Of course I am speculating here, but I think those are canonbased
> speculations. I think it is very reasonable that JKR may show how
> destructive teenager grudges could be and how it may turn the person,
> who cannot let go into the true evil.
>

Now I have read that those in the Snape-is-evil camp don't care for
the DDM!Snape because they feel that this is Harry's story; it is for
Harry to be the Hero, not Snape - although I am a DDM!Snape person, I
feel that Harry will still be the hero, not Snape. He just gets help
from Snape. However, Alla wrote that Snape may aim higher than the
everyday evil and I must use the same argument back. Voldemort is the
Supreme Evil in this story, not Snape. So, while I can concede, but
not agree, that Snape could be evil with a small *e* and could help
Voldemort, I cannot concede that his importance at being evil would
surpass Voldy's. Just as I don't believe that Snape could ever
surpass Harry in the hero mode and the focus of the story.

The end game of this series is Harry & Voldemort, not Harry & Snape,
not Snape & Voldemort, not even Dumbledore, Harry, Snape & Voldy.

As far as destructive teenager grudges, I don't think that means that
one who cannot let go turn will turn that person into *true* evil.
Sirius never let go of his hatred & grudge against Snape. And we do
have the problem of Harry, who has a major teenage grudge against
Snape at the end HBP; so much so, that it can be called destructive -
he went after 4 DE's, Draco & Snape, just to get to Snape. Never mind
that he could have died in the attempt, never mind that he wasn't
prepared, never mind that he could have destroyed EVERYTHING that
Dumbledore had been training him to do - the end game - the
destruction of Voldemort. And now, Harry hates Snape more than
Voldemort. That is destructive, IMHO. He is losing sight of the true
Evil (with a capital E) which is Voldemort, not Snape. Sure, Snape &
Harry's relationship is deeply personal, whereas Voldemort's & Harry's
is not, but that is the problem. Harry is channeling his energies
towards a personal grudge/hatred, instead of the universal Evil. He
sees the trees, but not the forest and I think Harry in book 7 has to
start looking beyond his own personal scope. I believe he can(he has
to!) and will.

JHMO

colebiancardi