Hermione and 'Evil is a strong word' (WAS Re: CHAPDISC: HBP30, The White Tomb)

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> a_svirn:
> That's true. She must have seen that the explanation doesn't hold 
> water. But she has no other, and at this point it has been borne 
upon 
> the entire order of the Phoenix that Dumbledore must have been 
> mistaken in Snape. 

Alla:

I am not sure if my reply is directly to this quote of yours, but 
when I read this thread and had been reading it carefully enough I 
hope, I keep thinking about JKR's remark that she writes about 
degrees of evil. So, what I am trying to say is maybe what Hermione 
really says is not that book is not evil at all, but that it is 
*evil*, but not *Evil*?

 
> a_svirn:
> To start with, out of your list only the first point is 
undisputable. 
> The rest of your points has been challenged on-list over the years. 
> (And the seventh is certainly negated by his actions later on). 
More 
> importantly, it is not why Hermione had been defending Snape in the 
> past. Every time Harry started on Snape, his doubtful loyalties and 
> murky past what did she say to him?  Come on, Harry, Dumbledore 
> trusts him, and Dumbledore knows best. But now this argument is no 
> longer valid, is it? Dumbledore has been proved wrong.

Alla:

Yep. I once went through five books with rather fine comb (not so 
fine through HBP, but all other five books I did rather careful 
search) and Hermione never to the best of my knowledge defends Snape 
as teacher, as person, as anybody but the one whom DD trusts ( I do 
not have link with me now, but will provide upon request).

And as you said, this argument is at least no longer **seems** to be 
valid IMO.


JMO,

Alla