[HPforGrownups] Re: Trusting Snape

[Tammy Rizzo]

No: HPFGUIDX 149058

> PJ:
> 
> I've tried to see it from your(group you)point of view but all these 
> intricate twists and turns ie: It wasn't a *real* AK that killed 
> Dumbledore (huh??)or it was the *curse* rather than stupidity and 
> hubris that made him take the UV, or even a smoldering passion for 
> Cissy that just did the big guy in <sigh>.  All this to show him in a 
> much better light than anything that's *actually written* on the pages 
> by the author! I'm too old to start twisting myself into that kind of 
> a pretzel.

[Now Tammy says:] Aahhhh, NOW I see some of your problems with the
DDM!group, PJ.  NOW I understand what you were saying when you mentioned
'twists and turns'.  I see.  It seems that you think that *any and all* DDM
theorys MUST include the caveat of Innocent!Snape.  That couldn't be further
from the truth, PJ.  Please, don't group ALL of us DDMers with those
desperate few who need Snape to be Pure As The Driven Snow.  The man's a
jerk, a killer, a liar (well, obviously, since he's been fooling either DD
or LV for all this time about his loyalties), and is mean to kids.  He
probably kicks puppies, too.  Most likely, he really DID give the DEs
information that was helpful in the recent spate of attacks and murders.
There is NO question in my mind that he killed Dumbledore (though the AK he
threw at the old guy did behave rather differently than all the others we've
ever seen or heard of).
 
There is also NO question in my mind about Snape's loyalties.  He is
Dumbledore's man, through and through.  If I had to choose ONE reason, and
ONE reason alone, to explain WHY I believe this, I'd have to say that it's
because Dumbledore wouldn't kill a disloyal servant, and LV would.
Voldemort wouldn't hesitate to off Snape if he ever learned that Snape
wasn't really and truly loyal to him.  Heck, LV wouldn't hesitate to off
someone who WAS really and truly loyal to him, either, if they ever became
inconvenient, like if they were standing in the way and LV couldn't see the
TV through them -- that's just part of the megalomaniacal UberVillain breed.
LV doesn't value any life but his own, and his own life is paramount.
Dumbledore, on the other hand, values all life, but understands that
sometimes, a few must pay a great price in order to purchase a better life
for the many, and what's more, he's willing to pay that price himself, if
needed.  There's the man who would earn the true loyalty of any
double-agent, and Snape is a double-agent, reporting to both sides.
 
I hesitate to use the term 'delusional', but those who insist on
Innocent!Snape . . . well . . .  they do a great disservice to the entire
DDM world.  ;-)
 
Tammy Rizzo
ms-tamany at rcn.com


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