[HPforGrownups] Re: Bullying WAS: Re: Prodigal Sons

[P J]

No: HPFGUIDX 141008



Julie says:
> A lot of us think  Snapes a "good guy" because he is on the *side* 
> of Good, not because  there is anything remotely nice about him. 
> And there is plenty of canon to support that possibility beyond 
> Dumbledore's trust in him, including  Snape saving Harry from 
> Quirrel, saving Dumbledore from the ring horcrux, saving Katie 
> Bell from Draco's potion, refusing to brew more veritaserum
> for Umbridge, and quite a few other incidents that conflict with 
> the concept of a unilaterally "bad" Snape.

PJ replies:
All of that loses value of any kind when I ask myself why Snape has tried 3 times *in canon*(that I can remember) to give Voldy the automatic win...

1) We know from canon that Snape heard at least a part of the prophesy and that if he hadn't handed that nugget of information to LV, Harry's parents might still be alive today. That the plan to rid himself of his nemesis early backfired had nothing to do with Snape's being on the side of good.  In fact, if you think about it, the reason Snape has been so snarky to Harry since day one *could* be because Harry had the gall not to die quietly in GH.  

2) In CoS he tries to have Harry expelled. (Ch5 pg81 Scholastic)    
It's canon that once you're expelled your wand is snapped and you aren't allowed to perform magic anymore.  So the one person who, according to the prophesy Snape heard with his own ears, can defeat LV is the same person Snape wants expelled and permanently disarmed.   Hmmmm..... 

3) Add to that the fact that in canon Snape takes the UV and follows through by performing the AK on Dumbledore.  Not canon but still suspicious to me is the question of whether Snape made sure Harry would not learn Occlumency even though he knew the reason behind that need.

Sorry, but with all this canon to show how Snape has *seriously* undermined the side of good in favor of LV, the fact that he saved Harry's life on the Quidditch field, patched up his boss's hand, helped a student he knew to be "collateral damage" and balked at helping a bossy, overbearing female means nothing to me.  It's just not in the same class as the things we know from canon he did against them.

PJ