The Continuing Tragedy of Severus Snape: Will Snape live or die and why?

[leslie41]

No: HPFGUIDX 164578

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "wynnleaf" <fairwynn at ...> wrote:

> I am very curious as to what those of you who agree with DDM!Snape
> think.  Will Snape live or die and why?
> 

I am most definitely a Snape supporter, and I am of the mind that 
Snape will die, simply because it would be far more dramatic that 
way.    

The situation surrounding his death will cause Harry to forgive him 
(Snape will save someone, or his death will prove somehow he was 
loyal to DD). No doubt Harry will be assailed by all sorts of other 
evidence of Snape's loyalty (DD's portrait perhaps--who knows?), but 
it will take Snape's death to convince him.  Harry won't kill 
him.  Despite his incarceration, I find a showdown with Lucius most 
appealing, but Lucius is no match for Snape.  Voldemort will do it.   

Of course, I personally like to think of Snape surviving, and he and 
Harry developing a friendship.  But that's just wishful thinking on 
my part.  I can always read fanfiction for that.  In canon, Snape 
hates Harry and his old wounds are too deep. He won't change and I 
don't think I would believe it if he did.  

One of the reasons I admire Snape so is that he is capable of doing 
the right thing even though it brings him little praise and even less 
joy.  The fact that "the right thing" is often painful and dangerous 
to him as well is almost for me beside the point.

I am of course as eager for July as anyone, and all the questions 
will be answered then.  But I am also dreading July as well, because 
I feel in my bones that Snape will die, and I for one will mourn 
him.