Will the Real Severus Snape please step forward?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 167775

> > Goddlefrood:
> > 
> > There is a small one, yes. It is also pertinent to the overheard
> > conversation between DD and Snape. Our witness Hagrid. It would
> > fit with that conversation being about Snape wanting out of
> > whatever he was being asked to do because he had lost some respect
> > for DD and his methods. 
> 
> zgirnius:
> I guess I just don't see why the old wounds would be coming up in 
> HBP. I could see Snape blaming Dumbledore as you suggest, but don't 
> see what was bringing this to a head in HBP, unless you are 
> suggesting the general stressfulness of the situation, which I would 
> have to agree was generally stressful.

Alla:

LOL, Zara. You don't see why the old wounds would be coming up in HBP?

I think the fact that Snape brings up James on the tower, where events 
occurred had no relation to James whatsoever could be pretty good 
indication that old wounds or should I say Snape's little obsession 
with James and his son IS there all the time.

I know you were saying it about DD - in regards to Gavin's assertion, 
but it seems to me that step to make from Snape's continuous hatred of 
marauders to his dissapointment with DD is not a large one.

I mean, really Snape **hopes** that DD would not interfere in PoA, 
does he not? DD of course interferes and helps saving Sirius. Greasy 
git really does not look too happy to me. He reminds DD that Sirius 
tried to kill **him** What does he get in responce? My memory is as 
good as ever.

I can totally see Snape growing pissed at DD more and more and more 
and then deciding to abandon any gratitude to the man who saved his 
neck from Azkaban, because this man dared to stop the execution of the 
man, whom Snape dearest wanted dead.

That is of course not one flavour of Snape that I can see, but this 
one is soooo plausible to me.

IMO of course.

Alla, who still thinks that it is possible that Snape's grudge was, is 
and will be the main motivation of his behaviour.