[HPforGrownups] Snape's Final Straw

[Shylah]

No: HPFGUIDX 150858

Angie Wrote:

OK, calling all Snape-Haters and Snape-Lovers.  A series of related
questions:

1) How do you think JKR will reveal Snape's true character in Book 7?

2) If Snape is really DD's man, what will it take to convince Harry and
the rest of the Order?

3) Will Snape take Draco to LV, given that he made the unbreakable vow
to protect Draco?


Shylah now

Well, first off, I don't really fall into either group.  I've found myself
neutal to Snape, odd that it may seem.  But anyway, here goes my answers.


1) How do you think JKR will reveal Snape's true character in Book 7?

That's a tough one.  There has been some debate about being redeemed. I'm
holding out hope that whoever it is, will MEAN it.  Not just switching as a
knee jerk reaction to desert the sinking ship as they see it.  But back to
Snape.  I wonder if LV discovers how much Harry hates Snape and wants
justice that he might use it to his advantage.  Snape bait anyone?  At this
stage, I think LV would only do that if it would lure Harry Potter, but not
to risk losing Snape to the MOM.  Snape's true character. I'm wavering on
that one.  I have a feeling that there was a reason he didn't copy Lucius (I
was imperio'ed) Malfoy.  That would have been the easier way out.  But I
don't see him suddenly turning nice.

2) If Snape is really DD's man, what will it take to convince Harry and the
rest of the Order?

Firstly, I have a really hard time not thinking that Dumbledore had enough
brains to know that a few scraps of information provided by Snape on his
return to the DE circle would be enough for that long considering his
position within Hogwarts.  It would have been plenty enough, until LV moved
out into the open.  Then I think the scene changed.  Convincing the Order
and Harry.  It might have to be done in stages, useful bits of information
in a form that they are not going to see as leading to a trap.  Then
progressing into a revealing.  JKR did mention Harry and Snape would
possibly meet up again.

3) Will Snape take Draco to LV, given that he made the unbreakable vow to
protect Draco?

I think he would have to.  But I think that Draco's level of results might
have bought him some more time to produce results.  Probably Snape would be
able to suggest to LV that he could take over Draco's training.  Anyway, I
don't think the vow holds now.  Perhaps Draco didn't share LV's threats with
his mother, so she won't fear once Dumbledore has gone.


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