Snape's Rotten Character (was Re: Eileen Pince)
esmith222002
c.john at imperial.ac.uk
Tue Aug 1 08:43:11 UTC 2006
No: HPFGUIDX 156291
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "abergoat" <adescour at ...> wrote:
>
> What about the reason Snape hates LV so much is because Snape
figured
> out that LV is responsible for something that has been done to
Eileen?
> What if Dumbledore trusts Severus Snape 'completely' because he
knows
> that Snape has been bent on revenge since he was a young man?
Revenge
> for what happened to his mother?
>
> Snape doesn't seem like the 'help humanity' type. I bet he went into
> potions and healing because he was trying to heal his mother. And I
> bet his mother needs healing because, like Morfin Gaunt and Hepzibah
> Smith, Eileen Prince had a relic Voldemort wanted. And like Morfin
and
> Hepzibah, Voldemort couldn't kill Eileen outright because he didn't
> want the trail to lead to him. Tom Riddle didn't kill Morfin at
> all...and if Eileen Prince IS in need of healing then I don't think
> that Voldemort has the SLIGHTEST idea that Snape figured out
Voldemort
> was responsible.
>
> abergoat
>
It certainly is an interesting theory, but IMO Snape's hatred for LV
surely has to involve Lily. JKR has stated we will learn something
very important about Lily in book 7 - and for me that is her
connection to Snape. We really have no emotional involvement in
Eileen, so if LV's treatment of her is the reason for Snape's
behaviour, I don't think we would care a great deal.
What I find really fascinating is the possibility that Snape asked LV
to spare Lily. If it wasn't for that LV would probably have instantly
AK'd Lily. Instead he tried to spare her, which gave her the chance
to defend Harry, which ultimately led to Lily's magic protection.
Therefore Snape is the reason Harry defeated LV that night. This is
also heightened by the fact that Snape gave LV the incomplete
prophecy in the first place!!
Snape is the reason LV headed for Harry and Snape is the reason why
Lily had the chance to protect Harry! All IMO of course.
You really have to love Snape as a character!
Brothergib
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