Thoughts Regarding Snape

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 171106

Dana wrote:
Killing splits the soul (pg 465 UKed PB chapter "Horcruxes") that is
what Slughorn stated and no where in canon, is it said that justified
killing would not split the soul in the same way. It is not just
murder that splits the soul, it is killing another human being.
Sirius specifically stated that Barty's method of fighting the DEs
with their own methods made him as bad as the DEs themselves. To
Barty killing of a DE might have been justified and in any legal
system in the world it might be but to DD it does not and therefore
DD would never ask Snape to kill him and split his soul. DD would not
sacrifice just his own life but Snape's soul which is a violation; it
is against nature (same page as previous quote)

vmonte;
I agree with everything you've said. I've also said the same things 
time and again. 


I've said this before, but here I go again:

I can't follow the logic of those that say that Dumbldore was asking 
Snape to murder him.

So, the idea is that Dumbledore is trying to save Draco's soul and
when he sees Snape he pleads with him via legimens/occlumens
(whichever applies) to strike him down for Draco's sake?

Why not just have Snape grab Draco by the scruff of his collar and
drag his ass into hiding instead. Then get his mother and ship them
off together. Who cares what Draco says--I mean your still keeping
him from doing something that is wrong--right?

So, instead, Dumbledore says: "I'm dying anyway, the best thing for
you to do would be to kill me Snape---pleeeeease. I realize that I've
not given you the job of DADA because I was afraid that you might go
back to the dark side (and start killing again) but you know what?
Forget what I said. JUST DO IT---PLEEEEASE."

Doesn't it make more sense that Snape was forced to kill Dumbledore
because he made a pact with Narcissa to finish the mission Voldemort
set for Draco (since Draco wasn't able to do it). 

If Snape did not kill Dumbledore, Snape would die, no? Wasn't that 
the pact? It seems more in character to me that Snape felt he had to 
kill Dumbledore because there was no way he was going to die because 
of Draco's failure. Snape evens shoves Draco aside as he walks up to 
kill Dumbledore. He shows no tender compassion for Draco's struggle.

Snape is not the kind of guy that would die for anyone---JMO.

When he sees that Draco cannot kill, the only thing he can do is 
kill Dumbledore, grab Draco, and run the hell out of there
before anyone can stop him.

And what about Harry? A few months ago he watched Sirius die. And 
now he has to helplessly watch Dumbledore get murdered? Do you 
really think that Dumbledore would do that to Harry? That would be 
horribly cruel. Isn't Harry traumatized enough? 

There are clues to Snape's personality. He is very clever. He has 
the ability to talk himself out of anything. He has both Voldemort 
and Dumbledore believing that he is on their side.

According to JKR it takes a certain sort of person to become a DE: 
_ It takes someone who is filled with hatred
- Enjoys inflicting pain on those that are weak or helpless
- Someone who can easily deny/suppress their emotions 
- Someone who is cruel
- Can murder others...
- Snape also mistreats those he feels are beneath him
- He has delusions of grandeur
- He changes his name like Tom Riddle and creates a new persona for
himself--he reinvents himself: 'TA DAH I'm the Half-Blood-Prince!'
(Is that his Super Villain name?)
- He is obsessed with the dark arts--he even invents more killing
curses (nice hobby)
- He is rather sadistic and enjoys manipulating people with his 
words (He reminds me of Iago)
- He holds grudges (the grudges are even against the children of the
people he hates)
- He is emotionally stunted
- He has probably killed several (many?) people since his previous 
profession was being a DE
- And he is so scary when he kills Dumbledore that even the baby 
eating werewolf steps away from him in fear---LOL!