Snape Survey

[unlikelyauthor]

No: HPFGUIDX 149044

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Luckdragon" <luckdragon64 at ...> 
wrote:
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> who's side is Snape on?

unlikely2 now

Plenty has been written about chapter 2's fishing for information 
where it's the spinner of webs who becomes caught as well as Snape's 
distinct lack of options on the tower. Can I suggest another reason 
why I think that Snape is good?

When Harry nearly kills Draco, Snape saves him and it is the intimate 
manner of his doing so that I find interesting. Singing. Not a potion 
but something from and of himself. And it is the cure for his own 
damaging spell. It is this act that the sorrowful song of the phoenix 
brings to my mind. 

Why doesn't Jo just have him feed Draco something? Instead we are 
given this curious almost 'Pieta' like image with the healing coming 
from within Snape. To me this cannot be compatible with Snape as 
evil. At worst, there is conflict.

As Paxman said, 'a bit of a redemption thing going on' perhaps.

unlikely2