Trusting Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 149082

> Julie:
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> While I respect
> the divergent opinions on whether Snape is DDM, ESE, OFH, or one of
> a dozen other things, the one argument that is not valid in JKR's
> world is that something must be so (Snape is ESE) simply because
> it seems so. Far too many things aren't!

Alla:

Well, yeah, some things aren't what they seem, but don't you think 
that things that supposedly can be at the heart of the final 
resolution indeed ARE what they seem?

I think Nora brought up Prophecy recently. I know I was definitely 
among those people who said "That's it? That is why Voldemort is 
after Harry?" Don't get me wrong, I was most definitely NOT 
dissapointed as to how JKR went more into " Prophecy matters only 
because Voldemort chose to believe it" in HBP, but after I read OOP 
I was definitely having "that's it" moment.

What saved Harry in the MoM? His heart. What is this mysterious 
power that will help him defeat Voldemort? Love, just love, simply 
love and nothing else. Remember how many intricate speculations were 
offered as to what this power is before HBP?

And while I AM very happy that this is just love and nothing else, I 
was certainly thinking that maybe it will be something more 
convoluted than that.

What I am trying to say? That IMO if Harry/Snape conflict indeed 
will be one of those things that will lead us to final resolution of 
the books then things could be indeed pretty much how they seem.

I mean, we will learn Snape's motivations, sure, but I think that 
what played out on the Tower would be mainly what we saw.

 SSSusan butts in:
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> That said, I will point out -- as I've been known to do other 
times 
> in the past <g> -- that NOT all of us DDM!Snapers do all that 
> convoluting, twisting & turning stuff!!  For some reason, there 
seems 
> to be a tendency to speak of all DDM!Snapers as if they've claimed 
> that Snape is OverallGoodGuy!Snape.  There *are* Snape apologists 
who 
> do that or believe that, but there are also DDM!Snapers, like me, 
who 
> [gasp!] ACKNOWLEDGE Snape's many deep & varied flaws!  

Alla:

Yes, dear, I know YOU don't do that. Haven't I told you in the 
recent past that I will be able to live with your version of DD!M 
Snape? :-)  No, it won't be my favorite outcome, but at least there 
are indeed no twists and turns in your position to make Severus a 
Saint one :-)

You know, the noble teacher, who suffers a lot to teach this 
ungrateful brat Harry, A LOT, I mean. Oh, and he of course had no 
clue what prophecy meant when he reported it to Voldemort. You know, 
THAT kind of Snape I REALLY despise because I think he does not 
exist in canon. Just my opinion of course.

Now, if only I could hypnotise myself into believing that DD could 
ask Snape to kill him and I can accept your position for the most 
parts :-)

IMO of course,

Alla