Snape opinions

[dungrollin]

No: HPFGUIDX 171983

After the evanescoing of the Snape loyalty poll, I rooted around and 
found a file I'd saved with the results from February '06. At that 
time 499 votes had been cast, though by the time the poll disappeared 
it was somewhere around 650, so 150 votes cast over the last year and 
a half have been lost. :(

But still, here's a summary of the way listies voted about Snape's 
loyalty before February `06. Upthread you can find my summary of the 
way voting went in August '05; not much had changed by Feb '06:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/137879

- A whopping 65% of people thought/hoped/expected Snape to be good 
before they read HBP. 
- After reading HBP this fell to 29%. (I did not include those who 
*want* to believe he's good, but aren't sure.)
- However, 61% still either believe or *want* to believe that he is 
good.
- Only 4.6% thought Snape was ESE before HBP, now it's 8.2%. 
- Only 11% of voters had their minds changed about Snape by reading 
HBP. 
- 25.7% remained completely unchanged in their opinions by HBP 
- 19% used to have firm opinions/hopes, but are now unsure. 
- 44% remain uncommitted to assigning Snape to DD/Voldy's side or 
good/ESE. 
- The 'don't knows' increased from 14% to 47% due to reading HBP. 
- Those who thought that Snape was amoral, and not loyal to either 
side before HBP made up 16.2%, and none of them changed their minds 
after reading HBP (though none of the options allowed for a change in 
opinion from amoral ->good/ese, so we can't be sure). 

Top 5 individual responses made up 69.8% of the vote and are: 
1. I have always believed Snape was on the side of Good, and after 
reading HBP, I am SURE of it – 23.4% 
2. I am hoping and expecting Snape to come down on the side of Good, 
but I am reserving  judgment until I have Book 7 in my hands – 19.8% 
3. I have always *wanted* to believe Snape was on the side of Good 
and still want to believe it, but after reading HBP I am not sure – 
12.6% 
4. Ultimately Snape is on no one's side but his own – 7.2% 
5. Snape is between such moral absolute categories as good and evil; 
he partakes of both and is a frayed individual – 6.8% 

- Apparently only three people (0.6%) had always thought Snape was 
ESE but are now certain that he's good. 
- Only 3.6% changed their minds from Snape is definitely good, to 
Snape is definitely ESE.

The new poll shows something completely different, but only 43 votes 
have been cast thus far:
58% thought Snape was good before reading HBP, which dropped by only 
4.5% to 53.5% after reading HBP. 51% didn't have their minds changed 
by reading HBP, and apparently nobody now thinks that he's ESE. 

I don't think that's representative. Get voting!!!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=1916317

Dungrollin
Breaking her vow to keep away from the list...