A couple of little theories! - Snape

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 162324

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jdl3811220" <jlenox2004 at ...> 
wrote:

> <SNIP>

> So, I was mistaken in that Snape didn't say it TO Harry. Harry 
> heard it/saw it all in the pensieve. But, he does call her a 
> Mudblood. 
> Notice Lily's reaction. She's stunned! Here she is defending the 
> jerk and he trashes her! That is hitting below the belt, IMO.

zanooda: 

Hi, Jenni! You know, somehow I never blamed Snape for insulting Lily 
in this scene. I mean, the word itself is horrible, of course, but I 
kind of understand why Teen!Snape would lash out at her like that. I 
don't think I can explain it well, though, because it's complicated, 
and my English is just not good enough for that :-). 

I only want to say that it must feel horrible to be humiliated like 
this in front of the girl you like (I do believe Snape liked Lily). 
It's even more humiliating to be "rescued" by her, IMO. Well, maybe 
not for everyone, but Snape seems to be the type. I'm not sure, like 
some others on this list, that Lily only used Teen!Snape as a prop 
for her flirting with James in the Pensieve scene. I think that it's 
possible she was sincere, but, in either case, Snape's reaction seems 
logical to me, you know, to push someone away out of pride? Sorry 
that I can't explain it better, it's just the feeling I get from this 
scene.

> Jenni from Alabama:

> I mainly feel that Snape showed his true colors on that tower and 
> really is a bad guy, a death eater and evil. 

zanooda:

Yeah, I agree that at this point it's more about "a feeling" than 
about canon evidence. I myself feel that Snape is on our side. 
Besides, if he is evil, as you say, why would he save Harry in the 
last book as you suggest (sorry, I snipped this part of your post by 
mistake)? 
 

> Jenni from Alabama - in response to some other posts:
 
> Yes, Snape has saved Harry in the past. But - as he says to the 
> Death Eaters at the end of HBP when they try to hurt Harry 
> (page 603, Am. Edition):
> 
> "No!" roared Snape's voice and the pain stopped as suddenly as it 
> had started; Harry lay curled on the dark grass, clutching his wand 
> and panting; somewhere overhead Snape was shouting, "Have you 
> forgotten our orders? Potter belongs to the Dark Lord - we are to 
> leave him! Go! Go!"

zanooda:

Well, this is not a very good example of Snape serving LV, because, 
if LV wanted to kill Harry personally, all Snape needed to do at that 
moment was to stun him and take him from Hogwarts with the help of 
other DEs. Snape could have taken Harry to LV that night, but he 
didn't.
 

> Jenni from Alabama (wishing the voice would just shut up!)

zanooda:

Haha, I wish I had a voice in my head telling me that Snape is ESE! 
In this case, if it turns out to be true, I could at least say that I 
had my doubts :-). But no, I don't have any doubts about Snape's 
loyalties. I have doubts about many things in the books, but not 
about this.

Take care, Jenni!