DD trust in Snape again. WAS: Evil Hermione

[wynnleaf]

No: HPFGUIDX 154669

Carol said
 At two distinct periods, he has risked his life
> spying for Dumbledore. He has also saved or attempted to save Harry's
> life on numerous occasions and saved three lives in HPB alone (Katie
> Bell, Draco, and DD himself). He has aided DD against Quirrell!mort
> and Crouch!Moody and he sent the Order to rescue to save Harry and
> company from the DEs at the MoM.

I was looking at this list and thinking of the characters whose lives
we *know* were saved at Snape's direct intervention.  Harry in SS/PS,
all the kids at the MOM in OOTP, and in HBP Katie Bell, DD, and Draco
(twice including Sectumsempra).  Then there's his indirect help with
the bezoar information that saved Ron, his taking unconscious persons
to safety (from the werewolf) in POA, and helping DD and McGonagall
overpower Crouch/Moody.  Completely aside from plot considerations
(does this or that prove Snape's loyalty, etc.), can anyone seriously
suggest that JKR is going to have a character save this many lives and
turn out being Evil??  I mean, I'm not certain -- I haven't counted up
all the instances of saved lives in the books -- but has *any* other
character saved this many lives within the actual events of the books?
 (I'm not including whatever DD may have done in years past.)  What
sort of peculiar character presentation would JKR be writing to have
her Evil Villian be the one saving so many lives?

Oh, sure, I feel certain anyone could -- with work -- come up for
plenty of excuses for why all of these lives saved were just part of
Evil Snape's Evil Plan, or he had to do it for various Awful Reasons,
or maybe he had to save lives or be Found Out.  But like I said,
*aside* from what we think proves or disproves anything in the plot --
why would JKR have her Evil Villian save so many lives?

wynnleaf