Snape is loyal only to Snape.

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Julie snipped reply to gwiddy2000:

Of course anything is possible, and your theory certainly isn't ruled 
out.
But nothing in Snape's character and actions so far have indicated any
interest on his part in becoming the next Dark Lord. If he did turn 
out to
be "out for himself" it'd be more likely he would be set on getting 
rid of 
Dumbledore and Voldemort (via Harry) and even perhaps Harry just so
he could be FREE of them, not so he could become the next Dark Lord.


Snow:

If Snape is out for himself (OFH) (which I now believe Snape is, 
after many, many years of teetering on the fence and once believing 
in DDM) I agree with Julie that it is not so that Snape can become 
the source of All Evil! Snape is not out for the all mighty position 
of controlling anyone. 

I really believe that Snape's ultimate goal is to overcome his 
present existence, which is a fate worse than death unless he can 
rectify it. Snape lives between two realms no matter which side of 
the fence you are on. He is neither good nor bad and yet he is good 
and bad. No one can live this way forever
 you must choose
and he 
did.  

If Snape can perform a good deed it will exonerate whatever evil he 
had previously succumbed to as a Deatheater, if it is as powerfully 
good as the bad that had been, then Snape can be freed from his 
penitence. This exoneration has to do with either Lily and/or James 
saving his life
or maybe a bit of each. 

What I do feel is that Snape has very little loyalty to Dumbledore 
other than his help in achieving the goal that needs to be reached to 
help himself escape the Voldemort connection via the dark mark and 
all it entails. 

What drove Snape to embark on this path is up for grabs. Like I said, 
either Lily or James touched Snape's life, which caused him to act. 
But how do you just turn in resignation to the deatheaters to save 
the life of someone you love or someone you are indebted to? 

The Order of Merlin was one of Snape's most eager endeavors and yet 
it was thwarted, to Dumbledore's not so hidden pleasure. 

Snow