[HPforGrownups] Re: Thoughts Regarding Snape

[random832 at fastmail.us]

No: HPFGUIDX 171203


On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:17:37 -0000, "vmonte" <vmonte at yahoo.com> said:
> Random832 wrote:
> A credible argument has been raised that he would have been unaware the
> prophecy referred to a baby at all.
> 
> vmonte:
> So it's okay to kill as long as it is not a baby? 

It's a war. People die on both sides. Would you be OK with your
commander being "vanquished" and having to "die at the hand of the
other"? I think Snape's part in this is certainly a lot _less_ horrible
if we assume Snape's interpretation was more along the lines of "Some
[adult] 'hero' is going to come riding into town any minute now to get
rid of you" than "someone who will eventually defeat you is going to be
born, best kill them as soon as possible". Especially if we assume by
extension that he didn't _know_ yet that Voldemort was all that evil
[i.e. doesn't know he's willing to kill a baby]
-- 
Random832