Evil Snape

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 154265

Renee wrote:
> Yes, JKR loves plot twists, and I, too, expect to see a few more of
> those in Book 7. <snip> The point with JKR's plot twists is, that we
> generally don't see them coming and don't know beforehand which
> characters are what they seem, and which are not. 
> 
> So I'd rather change your "Whatever you see JKR is going to turn it
> around" into "you never can tell what JKR is going to turn around".
> The only problem I see with Snape is that all possibilities have
been discussed at length. When it comes to him, there's no way she's going
> to surprise all readers - or is there?

Carol responds:
She's already surprised some of us by having Snape make the
Unbreakable Vow and kill Dumbledore. (Alla may not consider that a
surprise, but it nearly killed me. I was in mourning for days for
*Snape* until I realized that he could still be DDM.) All (well, most)
of us are on tenterhooks to discover his true loyalties and whether
we've interpreted the evidence correctly. But the real surprise, I
think, will be how Harry discovers that Snape is Dumbledore's Man. (If
he isn't, there's no surprise for Harry, and what's the fun in that?)

According to JKR, what we have in Book 6 is just the first half of
Book 6-7, and I think we can confidently expect a reversal in which
Harry learns that he's wrong about Snape. That's simply the way that
the mystery element of the plot works, with Harry barking up the wrong
tree for more than half the book before he turns his attention finally
and fully to Voldemort. (Sydney, where are you?) But how it will
happen, how she can possibly show Harry and the reader that Snape is
on the side of good--that's the big question. And, if she's really
good, how can she do it without having Snape die saving Harry's life,
which would be moving (if done well) but predictable? (I'd love to see
Snape become a Healer in St. Mungo's, putting his formidable talents
to good use, but I rather doubt that will happen outside of fanfic.)

Carol, who has had enough surprises, thank you, and just wants a
satisfactory resolution to the plot(s) and a plausible solution to the
riddle of Severus Snape