Why we're sure that Snape is Evil

[Jennifer]

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Lupinlore <rdoliver30 at ...> wrote:
> In most (but not all) versions of DDM!Snape, Snape has been on the
> good side all along. He has not done anything really bad, or if he
> did it was because he made a mistake and has been atoning for it.
> Therefore, the confrontation with Harry would unfold as Snape
> putting forth his case and Harry reluctantly accepting that "OK,
> you are a mean SOB but I've been wrong about you and I'm willing
> to work with you." <snip>
>
> Rather, the forgivness theme means the power of forgiveness for
> both the one who forgives and the one who is forgiven. And in
> order to experience the power of forgiveness, you have to be in
> the wrong. Not a suffering and misunderstood hero, not a double
> agent doing the will of good, not someone who made an honest
> mistake and has been atoning for it -- you have to have done
> something wrong from which you need to be redeemed. You need to
> accept forgivness from someone who has every right to despise you
> -- NOT put forth a coherent case that you are a good but
> misunderstood person who has made mistakes but been atoning for
> your sins and working for the cause of righteousness all along.


If this has been discussed before, I apologize.

I agree to a certain degree about Snape being evil. However; I have
read and reread books 1-6 and I have come up with a theory. In book
6 we're introduced to the "UNBREAKABLE VOW." Finding out later how
the unbreakable vow works, I feel the reason DD trusted Snape so
much is that in order to gain DD trust was to make an UNBREAKABLE
VOW with DD to remain loyal to him or to protect Harry at any cost.
Even if this meant to end DD life to save Harry's. I feel that DD
and Snape prearranged a solution (ie DD death) if they were caught
off guard as in the case when death eaters were at Hogwarts. In this
way, Snape will have done what was asked of him from DD, still had
the appearance of being evil to LV, and with all the hate Snape has
for Harry, he could continue to fool LV (as Snape is an accomplished
occlems). In this way Snape has NOT betrayed either side, and LV
would not be able to sense any disloyalty from Snape.

Jennifer