What really happened on the tower.

[juli17ptf]

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Eggplant wrote:
> Snape may have been outnumbered that terrible night in the tower but
> he was not outgunned, the other Death Eaters seemed terrified of 
him,
> and he had the element of surprise on his side. It's interesting 
that
> Harry was able to beat the hell out of all the Death Eaters that 
night
> with the significant exception of Snape. The man is very powerful.

Julie:
Say what? Snape is indeed a powerful wizard, however Harry was *not* 
able to beat the hell out of all the Death Eaters besides Snape that 
night. It was Snape who stopped the Crucio one of the Death Eaters 
threw at Harry. And the text also makes it unclear if Harry or 
someone else shouted "Petrificus Totalis!" when Fenrir was at Harry's 
throat. So Harry was felled twice during the fight by someone other 
than Snape. 

And nothing changes the fact that if the UV works immediately on the 
wizard who deliberately breaks it, Snape wouldn't be able to take 
down one Death Eater, let alone four of them plus Fenrir.  

Eggplant also wrote:
> 
> He would drop dead on the spot because Snape decided to make that 
vow,
> a decision that was either incredibly evil or incredibly stupid. 
Snape
> is either a brilliant bastard or a good natured imbecile. I tend to
> think a brilliant evil Snape would make a better character for book 
7
> than a comic relief Snape.
> 

Julie:
For you it has to be one of those two versions of Snape, which is 
fine, but there can be other versions. For instance, deeply concerned 
Snape who is determined to protect a student he cares about (Draco), 
and who, when he was confronted with the unexpected third part of the 
vow, decided to do what most spies do. Take a huge risk few outside 
the spy game would ever consider, figuring he'd find a way to get 
around it. It didn't work out that way, but those are the tough 
breaks in the game, and both Snape and Dumbledore were willing to 
play.

Julie, who thinks a conflicted tragic Snape makes a better character 
for Book 7 than either of your above versions.