OFH! Snape again. WAS: Straightforward readings?

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 140882

  
houyhnhnm: 
Superb!  I spent so much time speculating on the literal meaning of
Snape's gazing at his own reflection in the Foe Glass, I didn't
consider it as a metaphor.  Snape is indeed his own worst enemy.
    

Potioncat:
There may be something going on with the Foe-Glass, but I think HPfGU 
discussions have contaminated it. Here's the quote, "Snape followed 
him, looking into the Foe-Glass, where his own face was still 
visible, glaring into the room."  Although Snape is not reported 
looking at it again, the glass is mentioned a few more times; all 
three wizards are reflected. The reflections are glaring into the 
room although the wizards in question are each doing something else. 

Now, interesting isn't it. The Foe-Glass shows all three: DD, McG and 
Snape. Wonder if that will come into play again? And it appears that 
the Foe-Glass reveals the enemies of the one actually in possesion of 
it. 


  
Houyhnhnm:
As for the tower, I think both Snape and Dumbledore tried to prevent
such a scene from taking place all year, but once they were all
arrived there nobody had a choice.

The real test for Snape would have come when Dumbledore arrived back
at the castle, poisoned, with no successful Draco plot, no DE's in 
    
the
  
castle.  Would Snape have tried to save Dumbledore's life or not? 
We'll never know and neither will Snape.  Hence the "DON'T CALL ME
COWARD!"
    

Potioncat:
My reading of it was that DD was expecting Snape to act as Healer for 
the injuries he sustained in the cave. But, as you say, they had no 
choice.

Sending this late because I mis-directed it this morning.