Another Snape thread

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 151904

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" 
<justcarol67 at ...> wrote:(regarding Snape)
<major snippage>
> What, then, can he do? Does anyone think that he can, as a reward 
for killing Dumbledore, ask for an assignment that doesn't involve
> anything so crude as an Unforgiveable Curse, such as potion 
making, or teaching young DEs (Draco and possibly Theo Nott) whose 
Head of House he formerly was, or working behind the scenes to 
engineer a prison break (with the intent of undermining Lucius 
Malfoy's loyalty to LV)?
 Most important, how can DDM!Snape help Harry when the whole Order 
sees him as "a murderin' traitor" (as they once saw Sirius Black), 
especially if he's forced to commit further crimes to keep his 
cover? And where do all those healing skills revealed in HBP fit in?
>  
> Ideas, anyone? 


Doddie here:

I've been worrying too so don't feel bad..I've been worrying since 
reading about Snape and Wormtail at Spinner's End.

First off I don't necessarily subscribe any of the Snape theories 
other than I think Snape has played his role well as a double agent
(and no double agent will ever have clean hands and as time 
progresses I believe any double agent's hands will become more and 
more filthy).

Of course while discussing Snape one always must ask why did DD 
trust him? I am of the opinion that DD trusted Snape to continue as 
serving as a double agent. I think this is why DD and Snape were 
exchanging "heated" words that Hagrid overheard...DD was insisting 
that Snape continue his job. Hence Dd trusts Snape to simply "be  
hisself", or at the least to continue his role as the double 
spy..hoping that when push came to shove he would do the right 
thing, rather than the easy thing. It definitely seemed that killing 
DD was not such an easy thing for Snape to do.  I'm sure that 
Bella's accusations at Spinner's End were not the first being layed 
against Snape and I think Snape was quite honest when he told bella 
his role in the Vance/Bones murders.(although they may have been 
given the draught of the living death first)

I think children often have great instincts on who to trust and the 
only child we have ever seen appear to trust Snape was Malfoy(and 
perhaps Crabbe and Goyle)...Ron, Hermione, Harry, Neville, the 
Twins, even Percy don't trust Snape. Most only trust Snape because 
DD trusts him.  I'd hate to see Harry's trust radar to be so far off.

Hence after HBP we have Snape with no double agent role to play--the 
more I think on it, the more I think about what Wormtail's role has 
been these past years. When a double agent looses one house he 
simply goes to reside in the "other".

First I think Snape will go to the Malfoys and try to convince them 
to hide Draco--which Bella will quash...actually I wouldn't be 
surprised if whereever Snape and Draco fled if Voldemort wasn't 
there already.

Snape really has no choice now he must follow Voldy's orders...until 
(if he's not evil) he can help Harry the most; or until Snape flees 
on his own and goes into hiding(unlikely given the coward speech at 
the end of HBP)...

Given that Snape was still quite proud of being *THE* Half-Blood 
Prince at the end of HBP I wouldn't be surprised if Snape is so 
angry that Harry was the one in the prophecy and not him.(anyone 
know when Snape's b-day is?) The first speech Snape gives in SS/PS 
may reflect upon his character more than any of us believed before--
bottle fame, brew glory and the like...(quite an amusing thought to 
have Snape weaken Voldemort by slipping him a "mickey")

So, in short, Snape will do Voldy's bidding(probably killing those 
most difficult to kill-order members that also work in the ministry-
poor arthur)...he has no choice really...he'll be back living under 
the radar, with the other DE who is also forced under the radar, 
Wormtail who is quite accomplished at fooling those close to 
him..the life debt twins!  If Voldie would ever send out any 
followers to actually kill Harry I'd bet his top three would be 
Snape, Wormtail and Bella...I wonder if this is what DD thought too?

Oh, and since you asked...his healing skills. I predict that Snape 
will heal Ron.

Doddie
(Who thinks Snape will kill a Weasley just because I love to loathe 
Snape and because that's the type of game I think he plays..Who also 
wonders if DD doled out Snape's punishment(which is really just 
a "natural consequece")--to kill him<dd>..)

p.s.
I also wonder how many other prophecies DD may have heard from 
Trelawney...(thus far we have seen her speak about Harry, Wormtail, 
Voldie, and perhaps Snape/Draco....and obtusely DD)