Harry IS Snape.

[mesmer44]

No: HPFGUIDX 141342

"katydid3626" <kmruddell at y...> wrote:
> > Snape is a nasty man, not nice and 
> > not compassionate. We see very
> > little evidence of any empathetic
> > tendencies. But there is a big
> > difference between that and evil.

Eggplant:
> Actually I think a nasty uncompassionate man with no empathy is the
> very definition of evil, and I certainly don't understand why a person
> with those tendencies would be loyal to Dumbledore and devote 16 years
> of his life to defeating Voldemort.


I agree that Snape qualifies under many semantic definitions as 
being evil. However, that being said, he still may be loyal to 
Dumbledore for reasons unrelated to his overall behavior towards 
everyone other than DD. We may also not have all the information 
about all of the reasons Snape has for being loyal to DD. Certainly 
we know DD gave him a second chance after his experience as a DE, 
even though DD wouldn't let Snape be a DADA teacher. I am open to 
Snape being a trusted ally of DD, even though he is certainly a 
nasty person otherwise. The evidence at face value does point 
towards him being guilty, however, that much is true. I can't see 
him getting off legally in a court of law with the evidence we have 
been shown so far.