Twist JKR? (was:Re: Dumbledore's pleading...)

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 141686


> Pippin wrote:
> > 
> <SNIP>
> > If Snape  never was sincere about repenting, or backslid 
> > to the point where he betrayed and murdered his mentor, then it's 
> > hard to see how he could prove himself   now except by dying. 
> > That says the only good reformed Death Eater is a dead reformed 
> > Death Eater, and I just don't think JKR is going that way. 
> > But I could be wrong. 
> > 
>> Lupinlore: 
> But Snape is hardly the only character in whom redemption or reform 
> might play a role.  We have been told that Wormtail has a role to 
> perform, and his debt to Harry will be important.  Draco's story arc 
> must come to a close as well.  Both of these characters, along with 
> Snape, are candidates for redemption.  Are all of them going to be 
> reformed/redeemed?  That would be overkill of a high magnitude.  Two 
> of the three I could see, but even that seems like pushing it.  
> Otherwise we'll have "the mass revolt of the good DEs" to wade 
> through.
> 

Valky:
I think you answer your own question here Lupinlore. We *have* seen
general DE revolt, of sorts, what did they all do when he *died* at
Godrics Hollow? 3/4 of Voldemorts followers and allies turned over
like so many pancakes, the WW was blinded by the golden glow. In the
year before he fell we at least know Regulus left him and Snape
betrayed him at least once. We know for certain that Voldemort doesn't
inspire a whole lot of loyalty among his followers. Even his most
loyal Bellatrix who proudly declared and suffered 13+ years for her
allegiance knows she has managed only a 'fine gesture' under the basic
DE creed. Snape has more favour than her for working for the other
side in comfortable employment. I'd personally be surprised if the end
of book seven *isn't* punctuated by a mass falling away from
Voldemort. They don't all have to be good, or even redeemed by it,
they just have to be human enough to get carried away with one or more
emotions compelling them to defy Voldemort. And lets face it LV works
against the grain there, it's bound to happen at least twice, it's
already happened in Spinners end. 

As for Peter as a redemption candidate, who are we kidding here? I'm
sorry? what? <g> Peter is the only candidate guaranteed to *never*
need redeeming motives to turncoat! Why waste that? Why waste the
opportunity to punctuate evil destroying itself why not leave the
perfect candidate for it, the guy who can be a right bag of dung to
anyone and anything on any whim, just as he is?

Draco, AFAI can see, is borderline redeemed anyway. Dumbledore got to
him and Voldemort's done his dash with him, just about. It's not quite
fully reasonable to say some revelation of redeemed Draco will further
the plot, I mean, hasn't it already gone there now? Furthering Draco
wouldn't be taking him to the brink of evil and having him back down,
*again*, would it? Next time he'll go through with it or he'll suffer
and die, or he'll do both before the end, but the Book seven plot
won't have Draco traipsing the same worn path as HBP, surely.

Snape all the way for me, I'm afraid. Sad but true.. ;D

Valky
Who is keen to get started on posting a /new/ piece of evidence
(maybe?) of a possession link to the crack in the ring.