Harry is Snape

[juli17 at aol.com]

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Eggplant:
> I agree that my viewpoint has not been proven beyond  the shadow of a
> doubt, but in my opinion it has been proven beyond a  reasonable 
doubt.
> If I were on a jury I would not hesitate for one  second to find Snape
> guilty of first degree murder. I mean, if somebody  else was about to
> throw Dumbledore off that tower and Snape had  prevented it nearly
> everybody would say that was very strong evidence  indeed that Snape
> was basically a good guy, but the rules of evidence  work both ways
 
Julie:
The problem is, what we observed on the Tower is *not* all the  evidence
that would be presented. Far from it. Not in the real world anyway. 
To use one example, there would be an autopsy, which would reveal
the state of Dumbledore's health. 
 
What if the autopsy proved Dumbledore was dying, that the potion
he drank had progressed past the point of no return, and no one 
could have saved him? And what if the pathologist also noticed clear
changes in Dumbledore's cells, changes that indicated he was 
turning into something not human--an Inferi for instance? 
 
That alone would be enough to cast strong doubt on a conviction of
murder. If a jury was convinced Snape delivered the killing blow  to
*save* Dumbledore from a fate worse than death, he might well be
acquitted of all charges. If they didn't believe him, it still might be 
nothing more than assault, given Dumbledore was already a dead
man (and PotionsMaster/DADAExpert Snape would recognize that
fact). 
 
And that's just one part of the evidence that would come into play.
A whole lot of evidence rests on intent--and while Snape's past and
his teaching methods certainly would go against him, other actions
he's taken for DD and the Order, his lack of retaliation against  Harry's 
attempted Crucio's, his quick removal of the DEs from Hogwarts,
etc, would be cited in his defense.
 
I'd say it's very premature to judge the extent of Snape's guilt. 
There is more evidence to be had--much more--which we are sure
to get in Book 7. Until then, we're all just guessing. 
 
Julie 
(who figures most fans on this list would be summarily  dismissed
from consideration for the above jury, given the numerous posts 
showing a tendency toward prejudgment on both sides!)



 


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