Snape the Spy

[juli17 at aol.com]

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Dana wrote:

We also  know that Snape only gave DD this information because he 
owed James Potter  a debt, not because he was so concerned with their 
safety. It can still be  read as Snape attempting to wash himself 
from responsibility. So unless  knew information on Snape's activity 
in the first war comes to light in  DH, then as it now stands he did 
not do very much then either.   


Julie:
I'm only commenting on this one passage, but my comment is true
for some of your other assertions about Snape. We don't KNOW for
sure why Snape gave us DD this information, but DD *told* Harry (and
us) "You have no idea the remorse Professor Snape felt..." Thus the
concept that Snape was in fact concerned about their safety has
more canon support--DD's word--than that he was only concerned 
with satisfying his debt to James Potter (which DD doesn't even 
mention in relation to Snape switching sides, and hasn't referenced
once since the single comment in PS/SS).
 
Of course you can say DD is lying if you like. But any tie between 
Snape providing information about the Potters being targeted and 
his debt to James is purely speculative at this time, just as much
of the rest of your evidence for Snape being a useless spy, secretly
helping LV, etc. Which isn't to say evidence for other versions of
Snape doesn't also rest on much speculation. But there we are. 
Snape's an enigma, and could end up being just about anything in
DH (no matter how much "evidence" any camp can provide), which
was exactly JKR's intent ;-)
 
Julie



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