Snape Survey

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No: HPFGUIDX 148999

I think Snape has been Dumbledore's man since he was a teenager at
Hogwarts.  It chafes him.  He resents it.  His defection to the Dark
Side, I suspect, was to punish Dumbledore as much as anything else. 
He may deny his committment to Dumbledore even to himself, but when he
has to choose, however grudgingly, however ungraciously he does it, he
acts for Dumbledore. 

I hope Rowling has something merciful in store for him in book 7.  I
suppose that something will occur to make Snape act for the cause of
Good, no longer half-hearted and grudgingly, but with his whole heart.
 Then he will sacrifice himself and die.

I would rather he didn't.  I would rather he were exonerated, returned
to Hogwart's to spend about 50 years or so learning that he really
does have a passion for teaching magic, and that you can catch more
flies with honey than with vinegar, and eventually succeed to the
headmastership (either that or become Chief of Staff at St. Mungo's).

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