Understanding Snape

[fair wynn]

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>Steven1965aaa now:
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>Yea, I agree with that (although I'm not sure from where get that
>Snape believes in backup?), I was only responding to the portion of
>an earlier post that asked why would Snape risk his life to try and
>capture them.  Snape was distraught about not getting the Order or
>Merlin for capturing Sirius, he wanted that credit badly.

Although I have certainly seen it asserted numerous times that Snape wanted 
the Order of Merlin and was distraught over its loss, all of the evidence in 
the dialog points to Snape's huge disappointment being in the escape of 
Black.  Sure, he thanked Fudge when Fudge first offered the Order of Merlin 
to him.  But his fury is at Black's escape.  Nowhere during his attempts to 
capture Black do we get any indication that his desire is for anything other 
than the capture, and perhaps death, of this person he hates.  There is no 
indication that he's doing it for the fame and glory of the Order.  It is 
Fudge, who is impressed with himself and the MOM, that thinks the offer of 
the Order of Merlin is a great thing for Snape.  Naturally Snape says "thank 
you," but his anger later is over Sirius' escape.  He never indicates that 
he's distressed at the loss of the Order of Merlin.

wynnleaf