Severus Snape

[kimberleyelizabeth]

No: HPFGUIDX 178389

> Amanda:
> Since I started to re read the books from the begining, I have
> noticed something. She gives a brief glimpse that maybe Severus
> Snape was not exactly who we thought him to be.
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> I feel bad that I was so slow to pick this up, but I feel that
> Snape was given a bad rep. Some of her thoughts seemed a little
> different when it came to the slytherins also. She puts almost
> as much time into making Snape evil as Malfoy and it is sad,
> considering he really was one of the good guys.


I think we are forgetting that Snape was a DeathEater. With all
the passions and convictions that all DeathEaters have. His love
for Lily, his unendurable pain of losing her, and siding with DD
in saving Harry for her were the only things that saves him from
being as lothesome as any other DeathEater. Yet these things that
make him heroic and brave (a Gryffindor)are there for Lily but
sadly do not really change him from being prejudicial and evil
( a Slytherin). This maybe hard to hear but Snape is not a good
guy.

I agree that POV and Plot had alot to do with Snape seemingly
so dark. Harry was told at this sorting "That there wasn't a
witch or wizard that didn't go bad in Slytherin". This coupled
with Snape's obvious dislike for Harry, pretty much sealed a
dark image forever in Harry POV and then made worse as the
story continues into years 2.3.4....

I was a little disappointed at Harry's reaction when he learned
all of Snape's secrets. I have to say it was something I suspected
since book 3. I wanted to read some kind of shock or denial once
Harry found out. But there was nothing just acceptance.

Kimberley