Snape in the Shrieking Shack (Was: Are appearances important to Snape?)

[ornadv]

No: HPFGUIDX 142281

>Hickengruendler wrote:

>No. He couldn't see everybody, who was in the Shack on the map, 
>because the shack wasn't on Hogwarts grounds. He only saw Lupin 
>entering the secret passage under the Whoomping Willow and followed 
>him, because he thought he met Sirius.

Orna:
Right, my mistake. That leaves Snape IMO an interesting Anigmatus, 
or more of that, human enough, to be capable of perhaps real 
developments further on (not just revealing of his "true" motives). 
Which brings me to another : 

>Hickengruendler wrote:
>That does not sound as if the Snape in her
>mind had completely evil motivations that night. (I mean, more evil
>than being exited that someone's soul gets sucked out, which really
>is pretty bad enough). And it also does not seem, as if the Snape in
>her mind is irredemably bad.

>
> Carol :
> Not to mention that Snape knew very well that Lupin was at large in
> werewolf form.

Orna:

That shows again to me, that Snape does get carried away with his 
revenge(?) feelings, because he might have been endangering himself, 
by following (again) Lupin to the shack. Which makes him more human 
than evil, IMO.

I even had a thought, that beside or even beneath his longing for 
revenge, there might be a more desperate feeling for being 
appreciated in ...Dumbeldore's eyes. Because he says "I've told the 
headmaster again and again that you've been helping your old friend 
Black into the castle, Lupin, and here's the proof."
That's also why I  think, he wanted to bring them to the castle.