Snape, Apologies, and Redemption--Lupin vs. DD

[dumbledore11214]

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> > Alla: 
> > Where does Snape own responsibility for his actions? Instead of 
> > going to Azkaban to pay his dues for his DE days, he gets a nice 
> > job of Hogwarts professor and Dumbledore's protection.
> 
> Leslie41:
> There is owning up to one's responsibility with words, and then 
> there is owning up to one's responsibility with *actions.*
> 
> Would *you* like to trade places with Snape, and be a double agent 
> and spy on Voldemort?  "Dumbledore's protection" indeed.  
> Dumbledore's the one who's sending him out to spy for the order, 
> often insisting that Snape do things he most obviously would 
rather 
> not do.  Name someone who has a more dangerous job.  Just one name 
> will do. 

Alla:

Yes, with actions. All former DE went to Azkaban, Snape did not. He 
instead got paying job abd yes, DD protection. For twelve years 
before Voldemort returned he did not do any dangerous tasks and no, 
I do not believe that DD forced Snape to do anything he did not want 
to do in GoF. To me if you are ready, if you are prepared means 
exactly that.

As to whether I would like to trade places with Snape, hmmmm, who 
knows, but I would like to believe that if I owed SO much to society 
as IMO Snape does, I would felt that I should pay it in any way I 
could.

Alla: 
> >  Instead of getting caught for Dumbledore's murder....
> 
> Leslie41:
> Ah, but that's a matter that's been hashed over many times, and 
it's 
> by no means clear that Snape is the bad guy.  Only Book VII will 
> tell.

Alla:
Sure. I was just showing how in my opinion Snape did not take 
responsbility for that, since I don't think of this as a good , 
noble deed, that is all.