Why we'll get no further revelations that Snape is Really Evil (even if he is)

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No: HPFGUIDX 169749

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "wynnleaf" <fairwynn at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Many posters who believe Snape is either Ever So Evil, loyal to
> Voldemort, or loyal to Dumbledore, but still really nasty, 
speculate
> that DH is going to have further revelations showing us new Bad 
Things
> about Snape.  These include (in part) 1.  Snape wanted to kill
> Were!Lupin while in school 2. Snape tried to get Sirius killed in 
OOTP
>  3. Snape's actions in "alerting" the Order and Dumbledore in OOTP
> were really part of a plot he had going with Voldemort.  4.  Snape
> only saved Harry in PS/SS because he had to maintain Dumbledore's
> trust.  The list can go on and on and on.
> 
> But we're not going to find out those things.  Why?  JKR doesn't 
need
> to convince Harry, or any other character, that Snape is a Bad Man,
> hates Harry, is disloyal to Dumbledore, and EVIL.  JKR, in her
> interview with Emerson and Melissa back in 2005, commented that
> Harry's hatred of Snape is now "personal" and that his greater 
hatred
> would be important for when they meet again.  Sorry, but JKR has no
> reason at all to show Harry or anyone else that they need to hate 
Snape.  
  <SNIP>


Alla:

Mmmmmm, I think I am going to bookmark this post and come back to it 
when we have book 7 in our hands. Because unless JKR said so, we 
really really do not know **for sure** that we are not going to find 
out all these things.

But here are the reasons why we still may find out about them 
contrary to your opinion that we won't. 

The revelations of those things  are not just to show that Snape is 
really really evil. It is very simplified view on them in my opinion.


They will serve to uncover Snape motives further - like Snape 
possibly delaying the Order in OOP may show that Snape is acting 
basically because of his life debt and nothing else, and especially 
if life debt plays  a role at the end, that may play out very nicely.

Whether Snape tried to kill Sirius - well, herself said that we will 
find out more about hatred between Sirius and Snape. It may play in 
different events of the story for all I know.

Same thing what Snape did in PS/SS - does anybody speculated further 
revelations about this one? It is basically what Dumbledore said or 
what Snape said will come true, no? I think this one does not hide 
any further mysteries.


Wynnleaf: 
> No one needs to learn "by the way, Snape is really even Worse Than 
You
> Thought," because there's nothing much worse than betraying the
> prophecy to Voldemort which led to the Potter's deaths, killing
> Dumbledore, and being a Death Eater.  


Alla:

Yes, indeedy, but if we are going to learn more about **why** Snape 
did the things, we may as well learn more about why Snape did the 
things - good or evil, no?

But say you right and we do not need to find out more revelations 
about Snape if Snape is evil and only if he is good, so what does it 
mean?

Does it mean we cannot speculate about it regardless? JKR surprised 
me plenty of times personally. If you are **sure** what is going to 
be revealed about Snape in book 7 and what not, well, good for you, 
I mean it in the best possible way :)

I am not sure and I am certainly going to use the last month and a 
half when I **really** can speculate to the fullest extent.

You may read some wild stuff from me, I am warning all of you guys 
<g>


When book 7 is out, all that is left will be to analyse. This is the 
best time, I think, although I want book 7 now, now, now.

JMO,

Alla