HBP!Snape (was Re: ESE, DDM, OFH, or Grey? (WAS: DDM!Snape the definition)

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> Carol:
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 That's what the look of hatred and
> revulsion is all about--self-hatred, hatred of the deed he has to 
do,
> momentary hatred of DD for forcing him to make this horrible choice.
> But having sacrificed *everything* for DD and the cause, he is not
> about to go back now. Nothing, IMO, can make him serve Voldemort for
> any reason other than to protect Draco, get as close to LV as
> possible, learn his secrets, and ultimately, help the Chosen One to
> bring him down. A huge order, especially given the Chosen One's view
> of him as a hated murderer and traitor, but DDM!Snape is cunning and
> courageous and will once again face torture, Azkaban, or death to do
> what must be done. Whether he survives or not, I have no doubt that
> he'll succeed in his objectives.

Potioncat:
I wonder if this explains the terrible outburst during the flight 
from Hogwarts,along the line of "It was I, the Half-Blood Prince..." 
The line comes out like a badly acted part and sort of draws 
attention to itself. Most of us thought it was a poorly written line.

Although Snape knows Harry has his old book, he's never taken it from 
him. Could there be something in the margins of the potions text that 
could help Harry? Or something that will help Snape communicate with 
Harry? Should we add this to the other set of advice, keep your mouth 
shut and your mind closed?


And now, to compare apples to oranges, because it involves over 
acting, in TMTMNBN: Snape bursts into the Shreiking Shack to confront 
Lupin and Black and he comes out like an actor on stage. I recall 
noticing it the very first time. But you know, that's not how Rickman 
generally acts.

MAGIC DISHWASHER, anyone?

Oh, please don't ask me, I couldn't begin to explain MAGIC DISHWASHER 
but it concerns Snape pretending a bit and an intentional freeing of 
Pettigrew.