Snape Believes Harry is Chosen One? (Re: '...He was taking too much...)

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 161495

Carol:
> As for not wanting to help Harry in the final confrontation, I
> don't see how that's consistent with DDM!Snape, who is going back
> to Voldemort for exactly that reason, as far as we can guess, and
> giving Harry last-minute advice, saving him from a Crucio, and not
> taking the opportunity to either kill or kidnap him.

Jen: It's plausible Snape can be DDM and still not think Harry will 
defeat Voldemort, it's the same way Harry can be DDM and not believe 
in Snape!  I believed *everything* Snape said about Harry in 
Spinner's End, that he considers him a mediocre wizard to the last 
and that likely until the defeat of the Basilisk, Snape wondered if 
Harry was a budding Dark Wizard (Parselmouth).  In his own mind he 
doubts Harry will be the one to bring LV down, heck, Snape may even 
secretly believe *he* will be the one to bring LV down.  He's loyal 
to Dumbledore and has been watching over Harry for him, but not for 
a minute do I think he's 100% simpatico with Dumbledore that Harry 
is the Chosen One.  As usual DD hasn't shared all the information, 
most notably the full contents of the Prophecy, so once again 
someone is relying only on Dumbledore's word.

Snape returned to Voldemort because he is loyal to Dumbledore and 
because he has no other choice but to be a spy if he doesn't want to 
join Voldemort for good.  No one else in the WW will give him the 
second chance DD has and he will be killed if he doesn't at least 
make the pretense of returning to Voldemort. His choices are being 
dragged into the arena or walking in there himself, oddly enough.

Snape isn't interested in murdering, torturing or kidnapping Harry, 
though he probably wished he could expel him during that run across 
the grounds <g>.  I think he bitterly resents Harry, but that's no 
reason to want him dead.  And if there's even an *outside* chance 
Harry knows something about defeating Voldemort from Dumbledore, or 
the even smaller possibility Harry *is* the Chosen One, well, there 
are many reasons to keep him alive and intact. 

I see big surprises for Harry in Book 7 when he realizes Snape is 
not who he thought he was, but I'm betting on an equally big 
surprise for Snape when he discovers Dumbledore was right about 
Harry. 

Jen R.