High Noon for OFH!Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 149644

>Carol
>So what I see (as of Book 6) is
>not Salvation!Snape or  Suicidal!Snape but maybe Tragic!Snape (or
>Atonement!Snape), paying dearly  for his long-ago choice to become a
>Death Eater and reveal the Prophecy  to the Dark Lord. He's doomed and
>anguished, but Harry, in many ways his  foil as well as his antagonist,
>will have to accept his help before the  end. (I hope.)

Nikkalmati
    
    To me it would be highly unrealistic if Harry and  friends are able to 
defeat LV and Snape if they are working together, especially  because Harry is 
continuing his pattern of rejecting adult help  (McGonagal).   Not only is LV 
the most powerful wizard in the UK  after DD is gone, but SS is shown as very 
strong, - plus think of all that  he knows about the Good side.  He knows the 
personalities and strengths and  weakness of  the Trio; he knows the same about 
the members of the OOP  as well as their hideouts, their plans, their 
patronuses, their characters; he  knows all about Hogwarts.  He is clever where most 
of the DEs are pretty  stupid.  He knows a good bit about what DD was thinking 
and doing.  He  can do spells and potions and legimancy.   Harry and Snape 
have to  work together, but the way HBP ended I have trouble seeing how JKR will 
ever set  that up (through a third party? Lupin?  or Hermione?).  Three  
teenagers defeat two extremely powerful wizards by themselves?  Not  likely.
Nikkalmati