Something Suspicious about Severus (was :Requiescat in Pace, My Dark Phoenix)

[Najwa]

No: HPFGUIDX 151426

> >
> Rebecca wrote:
> 
> There is a decription on the Tower that has always (like everything
else 
> Snape) had me wondering, specifically this snippet:
> 
> "But someone else had spoken Snape's name, quite softly.
> 'Severus .'
> The sound frightened Harry beyond anything he had experienced all
evening. 
> For the first time, Dumbledore was pleading.
> Snape said nothing, but walked forwards and pushed Malfoy roughly
out of the 
> way. **The three Death Eaters fell back without a word. Even the
werewolf 
> seemed cowed.**"
> 
> My question is who is Snape in the LV Death Eater World that other DE's 
> would either respect or fear him? And why would the werewolf be "cowed"?

>

Najwa now:
Excellent question. How would Snape, who has been thought of as a
traitor, who is a mudblood, and of all things, who has never seemed to
be a force to be reckoned with on either sides, all of a sudden
someone who has power over the DE's and a werewolf at the tower?
Wasn't the werewolf the leader of werewolves as well? And he of all
people was the one that could murder Albus Dumbledore, a man even
Voldie himself fears? Snape just gets more and more enigmatic with
every book it seems. Though his moods and character never seems to
fluctuate too much, something about him very intriguing and he
maintains the feel of a three dimensional character. How JKR pulls
that off is pure genius I think. To be honest, as most, I have a gut
feeling he'll end up doing something heroic in the end, not to redeem
himself, because he does not seem to be one who cares what anyone
thinks of him, but something to prove that he was truly what
Dumbledore thought him to be, someone Dumbledore could trust. That
doesn't mean everyone should, but something about him makes him
trustworthy to Dumbledore, and I highly doubt he was that much of a
fool to trust his own would be murderer. I know I keep stressing this
but this is a point that has to be made. Dumbledore is not perfect,
but he's no fool. I don't think the story will go as Talisman
predicted completely, because I don't see Severus Snape being a man of
self sacrifice. He is a true Slytherin after all, he's got to have
some gain from what he does. I do believe he will die heroically in
the end though. As for Dumbledore being alive, as I've stated before
he doesn't need to be alive to be around and helpful. I'm wondering
about the Wizard cards. Harry got a Dumbledore card in book one, so it
might be of use now that Dumbledore is dead. It's small, its easy to
carry, and we've seen in that scene that Dumbledore seems to be active
in his card. I wonder if it can operate like a portrait can. If
anything, he can give advice and moral support through the thing.
Since Harry probably won't be going back to Hogwarts, this might be
the way he can communicate with his mentor via the portrait in
Headmistress McGonagall's office. I think we haven't seen the last of
Dumbledore, but we've seen the last of his physical self. Harry needs
to now be able to protect himself and look out for himself, but it
won't ruin the story to have Dumbledore lodged away in his back pocket
if he's come to a few dead ends i think.

Najwa, who hopes JKR really means it when she says she's going to tie
up the loose ends completely in the last book.