Snape, Apologies, and Redemption

[steven1965aaa]

No: HPFGUIDX 152326

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lupinlore" <rdoliver30 at ...> 
wrote:> > 
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And yes, if these issues are not directly dealt with, I will hold 
that JKR HAS failed reprehensibly, in portraying the abuse of 
children as a good and noble thing -- after all, the very wise 
epitome of goodness finds it worthwhile, doesn't he?

Steven1965aaa:

I don't think it would necessarily mean that DD finds 
it "worthwhile".  He may view it as a necessary evil.  Assuming that 
Snape's treatment of Harry and Neville is a reflection of Snape's 
true personality (which I think it is), and taking into account that 
DD needs Snape, Snape has tremendous value to DD, and DD is asking 
him to risk his life as a double agent (whether you look at Snape as 
ESE, OFH, DDM or whatever, from DD's point of view he's asking Snape 
to risk his life as a double agent), SS may feel that he can only 
ask Snape for so much.  In other words DD has to "pick his battles" 
with Snape, and asking Snape to alter his personality for the 
students' comfort is not a priority as compared with the other 
things DD is asking Snape to do (again this is from DD's point of 
view so it doesn't matter whether he's really DDM or ESE).