SNAPE - is he actually bad?

[Miles]

No: HPFGUIDX 143491

whizbang wrote:
> I believe that Snape is evil and trying to eliminate both Voldemort
> and Dumbledore.
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> The subplot about racism and Slytherin's purification of the race
> agenda seems to me to be Snape's part in the story.

Miles: 
I still do not see the point, the internal logic. Snape is not a
pureblood. We did not see any sign, that he is on the side of the wizard
racists. No surprise, because his mother would be what e.g. the Blacks would
have called a bloodtraitor. There is not a single remark of Snape's
concerning "mudbloods", pure bloods or else. And being Head of Slytherin
does not meen, that Snape is a racist - we know it at the latest since we
came to knew Slughorn.
But you really have a problem, when the central motivation for Snape in your
theory is not supported by any canon information, and beyond it is not in
the personal interest of Snape. You are building up all the theory and all
of your daring interpretation of canon onto this assumption. IMHO this
means, that you build on sand.

But even if Snape would be successful in getting rid both of DD and LV -
what would he have won? I do not know what - but for sure no triumph of
purebloods. As far as we can see, wizard racism is far away from being
mainstream in the wizarding world. Snape would have to continue his crusade
and getting rid of at least the entire Ministry...

Miles