OFH!Snape scenario (Long)

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No: HPFGUIDX 139690

Saraquel:

> I think he likes the solitary life too much his 
> books (When I read the chapter that described his 
> house, I just thought, how many houses have I been 
> in like that, friends not into money, but loving 
> knowledge) his study and his creative inventiveness.

houyhnhnm:

I would love to know what the Hat made of Snape.  I'm betting it took
its time sorting him into Slytherin.

Saraquel:

> Essentially, to me, Snape is torn between his 
> preference for DDs  `democratic' (for want of a 
> better word) world over LVs autocracy and his 
> desire for the mysteries of the dark arts. 
> He has no allegiance to Voldemort (though the 
> exact reason why IMO still remains a mystery).

houyhnhnm:

It does, but one can speculate with at least a little support from
canon.  We know that Dumbledore regards Voldemort's blood sacrifice to
get into the inner cave as crude.  Combining that with what we have
seen of LV's tendency to brag and run off at the mouth, it is not hard
to imagine that "crude" is a pretty fair general characterization of
Voldemort.  Snape, on the other hand, is subtle.  His mind is "a
complex and many layered thing".

Snape has an almost prissy regard for lawn order.  He's still carrying
an enormous chip around on his shoulder over the fact that the
rule-breaking, DD's trust-betraying Marauders were the fair-haired
sons, while School Boy Severus (who kept his promise to DD not to
reveal Lupin's secret for somewhere around 18 years) is treated like
the bastard step child.  His biggest gripe about Harry is the way
Harry is allowed to get away with rule breaking.

So, Snape could kill for revenge (or thought he could--we don't know
for sure) or to bring about a New World Order.  But killing for fun?
("Half the Muggle killings back when You-Know-Who was in power were
done for fun".)  I think it would disgust him.  Marauders cubed.

Saraquel:

> OotP
> [...]
> Then DD gives him the task of giving Harry occlumency lessons,
> [...]
> Maybe there is something to the prophecy after all, 
> maybe this kid Harry does have real power, maybe 
> there is a chance that he could conquer Voldemort. 
> Oh yes, he's very interested, and he wants to learn more.

houyhnhnm:

The answer to the Snape question hinges on Snape's behavior with
regard to the prophecy, IMO.

Not so much Snape's alerting the Order to the fact that Harry has been
lured to the Ministry of Magic, as the fact that the Order *knows*
about LV's designs on the prophecy in the summer preceeding the fifth
year, falsifies the ESE!Snape theory conclusively as far as I'm
concerned.  I mean getting his hands on the prophecy was the most
important thing LV had going on, so important he delayed starting
WWWII for a whole year while he attempted to get ahold of it. 

But what is the effect of Snape's behavior WRT the prophecy on
OFH!Snape?  It seems that OFH!Snape would be *very* curious to know
the full contents of the prophecy, curious enough, I would think, even
to help LV obtain it.

When I first read the passages in OotP describing the Occlumency
lessons, I thought as Harry thought, "None of this added up".  Harry's
scar kept hurting during and after the lessons.  I too wondered if
Snape were not softening Harry up for Voldemort.

But if you read what Dumbledore says about the Occlumency lessons and
about what he did and didn't want Harry to know, at the end of OotP,
then go back and read the Occlumency lesson scenes again, it appears
that Snape is playing it very straight.

So, if he knows the rest of the prophecy, how did he find out?  And if
he doesn't, why isn't he trying to find out?  He's a real curious guy,
generally.

My mind keeps going round and round on this one and I can't come up
with anything.

Saraquel:

> Through Harry's action of saving Snape, Snape 
> will realise the power of love that DD was talking 
> about, but Snape never saw for himself.  When he 
> sees it, he will realise why Harry is special and 
> go through his own process of realisation.

houyhnhnm:

>From your lips (or fingertips) to Rowling's ear.