Hearing from the Great Middle

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 140110

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lupinlore" <bob.oliver at c...>
wrote:
> I was looking at the current results of Susan's poll, and I find 
them very interesting.  It appears that roughly 25% of respondents 
are pretty certain Snape is Good, approximately 10% are certain 
Snape is evil, and the other roughly 2/3 of us are reluctant to
come  down on either side, either because we want to reserve 
judgment or  because we think Snape will not, in the end, be 
clearly on one side  or the other.
<snip>
> 
> Having said that, I do believe that, from the standpoint of plot
and literary merit, it makes a lot more sense for Snape not to be 
completely on any side but his own. 

Pippin:
Um, I don't think I follow. Are you suggesting that if Snape murdered 
Dumbledore for purely selfish reasons, rather than to assist Lord 
Voldemort, he wouldn't be evil? ::boggles:::

Pippin