my latest theory about Snape

[susanmcgee48176]

No: HPFGUIDX 172067

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jmwcfo" <jmwcfo at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Schlobin@ wrote:
> >
> > Perhaps he plans to supplant Dumbledore AND Voldemort and become 
> the most powerful wizard in the world.
> >  
> 
> 
> JW:
> Susan, welcome to the land of the clear-thinking and sure-sighted.
> 
> There are many reasons to believe Snape is evil.  There are many 
> equally valid reasons to believe he is on DD's team.  IMO, both 
sides 
> in the debate are correct, in a sense.  Snape is indeed evil, but 
he 
> is temporarily allied with DD.  His pragmatic strategy has 
been "any 
> enemy of my enemy is my friend."  His worthy adversary is LV; DD 
was 
> an ally of convenience, to be disposed of when no longer useful.
> 
> For the reasons Susan cited, and more, I concluded while reading 
OotP 
> that SS was playing each side against the other.  Further, I 
> conjectured that the reason he was so concerned about saving the 
> hated HP's life (SS/PS, PoA) was that SS needs a way to defeat LV.  
I 
> believe he selected the Chosen One as his prime weapon.  His 
> pragmatic strategy is to keep HP alive and ultimately assist HP in 
> defeating LV.
> 
> I thank the History Channel for providing me with an interesting 
> historic metaphor.  Around the year 200 C.E., Roman 
> general/politician Septimus Severus became Emperor by (among other 
> things) playing two rivals against each other.  Their names were 
> Albinus (Albus?) and Niger (Dark Lord?).  I see this as an 
> opportunity for art to imitate history.
> 
snip.....

Susan replies:

Actually Septimus Severus was actually LUCIUS Septimus Severus....
given JKR's classical bent, I think this theory has more and more 
credence.

Susan McGee