My go at predicting Book 7

[The Cuthills]

No: HPFGUIDX 172145

The Facts we already have (or *think* we have) vis a vis Snape:

  a.. Snape hated James Potter
  b.. Snape hates Harry Potter
  c.. Snape was a Death Eater
  d.. Snape is sad, bitter and twisted
  e.. Snape killed Dumbledore
JKR has indicated a number of things that are important in interviews and at book readings/signings.

These include that:

  a.. Lily's eyes are significant
  b.. Snape is a "redemptive character"...this statement caught JKR by surprise (can't find a link to the exact quote so you'll have to trust me on this one)
The Bare Bones aka My Predictions regarding motivations and who's is good and who is not:

  a.. Snape, the unloved, loved Lily Potter.  She was kind to him, she encouraged James/Sirius/Remus to be kind to him, too
  b.. His love for her was all encompassing and deep.
  c.. Lily married James, whom Snape despised with a hatred as deep as his love for Lily.
  d.. He told Voldemort the bit of the prophecy that he heard little realising that it would end in Lily's death
  e.. Voldemort killed both James and Lily
  f.. Snape knows that he was responsible for Lily's death
  g.. He confessed all to Dumbledore as a broken man and has been working on deep undercover since as a double agent
  h.. He doesn't hate, loathe or despise Harry at all and never has.
  i.. He hates, loathes and despises himself.  Every time he looks at Harry, he sees Lily's eyes.  Every time he sees Harry he is reminded of the fact that he himself was responsible for Lily's death.  That's why he treats Harry so badly.
  j.. The only way he can redeem himself is to work for the Order and bring about the end of Voldemort.
  k.. ???Snape will ultimately kill/have a major hand in killing Voldemort, not Harry.  He will most likely be killed himself in the process, probably saving Harry's life along the way.
  l.. He will sacrifice his life in order to save Harry thus completing his redepmtion.
  m.. Dumbledore's death is part of a bigger plan and had to take place in order that something else be fulfilled.
  n.. All of this is most likely garbage, but thank you for reading through to the end anyway :)

Two sleeps to go and I can hardly control myself.
Anne