On the perfection of moral virtues/ Of Snape

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> Dana:
<SNIP>
It is just an assumption on your part that he knew DD was hiding 
> the stone from Voldemort and thus Quirrell getting it for him. 
There 
> is absolutely no indication in canon that DD ever confided in 
Snape 
> about anything. DD might have had the suspicion that it was LV 
trying 
> to steal the Stone but there is certainly no indication that 
anyone 
> else knew this too. 


Alla:

There are plenty things I agree with you in this post, but this 
assumption that Snape indeed knew that DD was hiding stone from 
Voldemort, I think has merit.

Unless of course you argue that teachers did not know what they were 
defending. I mean, I guess one can argue that. But then I picture 
this rather wierd little scene, when Dumbledore gathers the teachers 
and tells them. Hey guys, please prepare the best defenses you know. 
And what are we defending, Albus?

Something.  I mean, not that Dumbledore never keeps secret from his 
teaching staff, LOL. But it still feels strange to me, if it is true.



Dana:
> Hermione might have saved Harry by accidentally knocking Quirrell 
> over and breaking his eye contact but she nevertheless did save 
> Harry. I do not understand that Snape's attempt to thwart Quirrell 
> and not being able to watch all three heads of Fluffy at the same 
> time is him suddenly trying to safe the WW from Voldemort at great 
> personal risk but Hermione's attempt to save Harry isn't. Quirrell 
> could have tried to kill her next for her thwarting his plan to 
deal 
> with Harry. 


Alla:

Oh I agree. I think Hermione gets exactly half of the praise, LOL.

Dana:
> Snape shouldn't have gone to DD with his suspicions about Quirrell 
> instead of acting out alone. Harry would never have been in danger 
in 
> the first place if he had done that and Hermione wouldn't have 
needed 
> to accidentally save Harry's life because of it, not even to 
mention 
> Quirrell getting DD out of Hogwarts providing a way for Harry to 
face 
> him. 


Alla:

Actually, think about it. Quirrell did not attempt anything after 
match, did he not? Could it be because Snape indeed went to 
Dumbledore? Just saying :)



 
> Carol:
> > He also placed himself in grave danger by facing a werewolf 
about to
> > transform and a man he thought had betrayed the Potters and 
murdered
> > thirteen people in PoA. The danger from the werewolf, at least, 
was
> > very real.
> <snip>
> 
> Dana: 
> Really and him seeing Lupin on the map just seconds before and 
going 
> in to see Sirius, while not knowing Sirius is an animagus Lupin 
was 
> no threat to, was not something Snape could reduce to Lupin not 
being 
> in his werewolf form? And him hiding under the cloak for more then 
10 
> minutes while assuming Lupin could turn into a werewolf at any 
second 
> did not put the lives of three students in danger, even knowing 
Lupin 
> would not be a tame werewolf for forgetting to take his potion? 
> <SNIP>


Alla:

Oh, I know, I agree with this 100% Dana. Snape putting himself in 
danger, well sure maybe to execute his long dreamed revenge, LOL. 
IMO of course.

And YES, YES and YES again. If he had thought for one second about 
safety of the teens, he would have rushed in to get them away from 
about to be werewolf Remus as soon as possible, IMO. Instead he was 
staying and listening at his leisure. Uhu, he was very concerned 
about danger, LOLOL.

I think the only thing he was concerned with that night was revenge, 
nothing else.

Dana:
> The only man that saved anyone that night from werewolf Lupin was 
> Sirius by getting werewolf Lupin away from them all. 
<SNIP>


Alla:

Me too :)