OFH! Snape and Harry (was: Re: Which characters are dynamic?)

[Jessica Bathurst]

No: HPFGUIDX 141915

Lupinlore:
OFH!Snape believes that  when Snape was appearing to help Dumbledore, he 
really WAS helping
Dumbledore (although maybe not for Dumbledore's reasons), and this  gives 
precedent
that allows for him to redeem himself in the end,  although certainly at a 
very high cost.

Jessica:

The discussion of Snape's loyalty has been revolving around a conflict with 
two sides:  Dumbledore's (good) and Voldemort's (evil).  However, given that 
the prophecy predicts that a third person (you know, Harry) will have the 
power to defeat the Dark Lord, doesn't this raise the possibility that 
there's another factor in this conflict?

Here's where I run into a problem with OFH! Snape - why wouldn't a Snape 
who's concerned with his own safety first and foremost even attempt to make 
nice with the kid who might defeat the Big Bad in accordance with the 
prophecy?  If the man's truly considering all the angles, wouldn't he want 
to be in good with Harry, on the off chance that Harry actually is the one 
with the power?  There's nothing that says that Harry's going to be a good 
egg and obey the Headmaster.  (In fact, Snape mentions that some thought 
Harry might have been a wee Dark Lord in the making, so even if he's not 
serious, he's at least thought of it.)  What if Harry breaks with Dumbledore 
and starts his own faction?  Has Snape decided that the Prophecy doesn't 
matter at all, and that Harry's not a factor in his calculations?  Or is 
Snape so emotionally stunted that he can't even consider the possibility of 
working with Harry?  (In this case, how much does he really want to keep his 
options open?)

Both ESE! and DDM!Snape don't have this issue, because in both cases Snape's 
sworn allegiance to someone who is not Harry and is following that man's 
orders.  Neither one of them seemed too concerned about his treatment of 
Harry.

Pippin:
<snip> OFH!Snape is just a weasel, and I don't care what happens to him.

Jessica:

He's not even a successful weasel, when you think about it.  The UV and all.

Yours,
Jessica

P.S.  I cannot resist replying to this:

justcarol67:
And did anyone notice the "we shall arrange for the President [of the United 
States?] to forget to call" (Am. ed. 3)? Memory Charms in the Oval Office? 
Moles in the White House?)

Jessica:
Two words:  Linda Tripp.  A Slytherin if I ever saw one.