Snape's future (Was: Snape's other books)

[saraquel_omphale]

No: HPFGUIDX 140678

SSSusan wrote:
I found myself thinking, "Well, 
> that might have happened *if* Draco knew and trusted those other 
> three DEs and elected to go with them, but that's the *only* way 
it 
> would have happened."  
>

Saraquel
Yes, that is the scenario that was in my mind.  That the 3 DEs 
wouldn't wait around for Snape – but would return to a pre-arranged 
meeting point, which if they had any sense at all they would have 
set up before the attack on Hogwarts.  Bearing in mind that Draco 
has presumably been working with these people to set up the attack, 
I would say he knows them well enough to go with them.

SSSusan wrote
... I'm a "He's a sadistic git but he's still on 
> the side of good" kind of gal... but I find that NO MATTER WHICH 
side 
> I imagine Snape to ultimately be on, I still can't imagine him 
> abandoning Draco at that moment.

Saraquel:
No, I agree, I'm pretty sure that Snape would not abandon Draco, but 
the question is, would Draco refuse to go without Snape?  Would they 
wait for him and risk being attacked by Buckbeak? I would think that 
Draco was in pretty bad shape after the scene on the tower and would 
not feel he was in any position to say anything.  The 3 DEs were 
obviously afraid (?) or at least bowed to Snape's authority.  Snape 
had given them the order to get the hell out, my feeling is that 
they would do that as soon as they reached the gate and drag Draco 
with them.

However, the real question is, in my mind, does JKR want Snape to 
continue in Voldemort's camp?  There is this little insistent voice 
inside which keeps telling me Snape is about to do a runner from 
everyone, he's had enough.  I think that the row in the forest could 
easily be interpreted as saying that.  It could be that he wants to 
dis-apparate to the other side of the world but will stick around to 
protect Draco.  In which case, as Snape knew nothing of the attack, 
he would no know the prearranged meeting point.  To stay with Draco, 
they would have had to wait for him.

>Potioncat wrote:
>DD was offering sanctuary to Draco and his family. Did Snape know
>that? Could it still be done? If Book 7 starts off with the news 
>that
>Draco and Narcissa have been killed, don't believe it.

Saraquel
I liked this observation, Potioncat.  If the DEs and Draco did wait 
for Snape he could easily separate with Draco and go into 
impenetrable hiding.  As I said above, I just feel Snape wants out, 
and without DD, his structure of command has just collapsed.  I 
could still see him working against Voldemort in some way, but just 
not as a spy.  I'm probably wrong, but heh, I can keep my little 
dream world for another two years yet!

Saraquel