OFH SNAPE was: Script from JKR's reading/ About Snape and Dumbledore

[juli17ptf]

No: HPFGUIDX 156894


> 
> Neri:
> Hmmm. You may have noticed that I was careful not to write "Snape is
> bad", since this actually doesn't follow from Rushdie's argument. 
But
> lets hear your theory. We never have enough of Snape theories

> Snow:
> 
> Well since you asked

> 
> Let's start with accepting everything Faith has to offer us about 
> Snape throughout the series and attempt to come to some concluding 
> questions. 
> 
> (1)Snape has shown animosity towards Harry since their first 
meeting 
> 
> Snape's first face-to-face encounter with Harry shows us that he 
> carries no love for the boy when he singles him out and embarrasses 
> him for his lack of knowledge. SS pg. 137 
> This is but the beginning of a long beret of examples.  
> 
> What type of conclusion could we come to about Snape's treatment of 
> Harry? 
> 
> (a)Snape really doesn't like Harry 
> (b)Snape is evil
> (c)Snape is training Harry for an opponent that is much more fatal 
> than a barrage of insults  
> 
> (2)Snape has saved Harry on several occasions
> 
> Snape saved Harry from his bucking broom that Quirrell bewitched 
and 
> he carried Harry from the Lake after the dementors attacked. Snape 
> was also seen as one of Crouch Jr's enemies according to the Foe 
> Glass. Snape drew the deatheaters away from the castle in the last 
> book before they could do anymore damage and gave Harry a few 
sparing 
> lessons on his way out. 
> 
> What conclusion can we derive from Snape's actions?
> 
> (a)Snape had to save Harry because he would have to answer to 
> Dumbledore
but
> Dumbledore's dead in the last example so
> (b)Snape is just prolonging Harry's life so that Voldemort can take 
> him down himself
> (c)Snape needs Harry to kill Voldemort
> 

Julie:
Let me address your theory at this point, where I believe
you've already invalidated everything that follows (or at 
least left it open to many alternative interpretations) by
leaving out several conclusions we can derive from Snape's
actions above. The two most obvious are:

(d) Snape saved Harry because while he may not like the
boy he does not want him dead, nor any other child under 
his tutelege. He may very well enjoy taunting his students,
even to the point of verbal abuse at times, but he draws
the line at physically harming them, or allowing physical
harm to come to them if he can prevent it. In other words,
his conscience won't allow him to stand by while Harry dies.

(e) Snape is trying to repay his life debt to James by
saving the son, since he can no longer save the father.

(f) My personal favorite, a combination of (d)&(e). Which
ties perfectly into a DDM!Snape. Not to mention, this is
*exactly* the explanation Dumbledore gave Harry. "Snape
hated your father, but he didn't want him dead." (so why
would he want the son dead?). "Snape saved you (in PS/SS)
hoping to repay his life debt to your father." (These 
aren't exact quotes, but the gist of Dumbledore's words.)

I'm actually a little confused over why you left these
conclusions out, since they are in fact the ones given
in the books. And no, that doesn't mean they are true, but 
certainly they should be included in any list of possible
conclusions based upon Faith, yes?

Julie