Trial of Severus Snape - WAS Re: Harry IS Snape.

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No: HPFGUIDX 141362

> Pippin:
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> We don't know whether Snape could be sure that Dumbledore was
> beyond help, we don't know whether Snape killed Dumbledore or
> only pretended to... but there probably wasn't any solution that 
would 
> save both Dumbledore and Draco. In those situations in real life, 
if, 
> say, there was only one operating room, or time to pull only one 
person 
> from the burning car,  the child's life  would get priority.


Alla:

Here is my hypothetical take on your hypothetical situation, Pippin. 
I am saying it, because I am not sure that there was no solution 
that could have been saved both Dumbledore and Draco. Granted, that 
solution may not have included Snape being alive, but I absolutely 
think that this is  the price he should have paid for his idiocy.

Anyways, back to your hypothetical IF Snape's ONLY motive of killing 
DD was to save Draco, then sure I can see mitigating circumstances 
in what he did, since caring for a child ( even if  this child is 
Draco ;)) is a good thing, BUT I absolutely won't go beyond calling 
it mitigating circustances, I most definitely will not call Snape's 
actions heroic, etc.

In that case I still want Snape to suffer - remorse, go to Azkaban 
for killing DD, but after he pays his dues, I guess he can live in 
peace. :-)

I would not mind Dumbledore's host hunting him forever though.

I think that Dumbledore gave Snape so many invaluable things, he 
helped him SO much, so many times, that Snape's loyalty should be to 
Dumbledore  first and foremost ( I mean sure if Dumbledore's please 
meant "please kill me, kill me now" then Snape is loyal to DD, but 
that is one scenario which makes little sense to me).


JMO,

Alla