The DDM or ESE Snape debate Continues!!(was:Re: A couple of little theories!)

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> > >>Jenni from Alabama:
> > He's so mean to Harry all through the books.
> 
> Betsy Hp:
> And yet he just can't quite seem to keep himself from constantly 
> saving Harry's life.  ::sighs a bit over how gosh darn heroic 
Snape 
> is::

Alla:

Starts counting, counts to one and a half, maybe. Stops ;)

 
> > >>Jenni from Alabama:
> > He seems to condone cruelty to others - especially if it's done 
by 
> > Draco and done to one of the Trio.
> 
> Betsy Hp:
> Kind of like how the Trio condone cruelty to "others" especially 
if 
> it's done to Draco (or any Slytherin, really)?

Alla:

Oh, no, no, no. I will give Snape the first place in that context 
easily. Trio has waaaay to go in my book to condone cruelty and 
produce cruelty as easily as Snape does, in my book of course.


 
> > >>Jenni from Alabama:
> > It's not just that Snape actually killed Dumbledore, it's the 
look 
> > on his face that JKR describes just before he did it - of 
revulsion 
> > and hatred.
> 
> Betsy Hp:
> You mean, the exact hatred and revulsion Harry was feeling (for 
> himself) as he force-fed Dumbledore poison in the scene just 
before 
> this one?  That look of hatred and revulsion? ::grins madly, 
because 
> I really, really love that parallel::

Alla:

As you said Betsy, I got nothing here - if Snape is DD!M, then it 
can easily be exactly that - direct parallel. But there is another 
possibility - that what looks as parallel, would turn out to be a 
contrast between Harry and Snape - while Harry performs what 
Dumbledore requires and hates himself for doing it, Snape indeed 
hates Dumbledore and kills him, etc.


> > >>Jenni from Alabama:
> > It's the comments he makes to Harry about Lily being 
a 'Mudblood'.
> 
> Betsy Hp:
> I'm calling for a canon check on this one: when does Snape *ever* 
> comment to Harry about Lily being a mudblood?  For that matter, 
does 
> Snape ever speak of Lily to Harry?

Alla:

He does not to my recollection, ever. Sigh. Precisely the reason why 
I see Snape/Lily coming.

 
Alla, who must must must figure out Sexy!Snape one day. (I mean 
hurt/comfort I get, but sexy? Bleh. Well, you know Betsy who is my 
new eye candy, hehe. None of the potterverse characters qualify, 
unfortunately. Even Sirius whose character I am very very fond of is 
not there. ;))