Snape's Psychology: WAS: More thoughts on the Elder Wand subplot - Owner?

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> Julie:
> Snape's intent was to interfere with the DE and save Lupin.
> We know his spell went awry and hit George, but we don't know
> if the spell also deflected the DE's spell aimed at Lupin.
> Maybe, maybe not. But I don't really care. Snape's *intent*
> was fully altruistic, and that is the important point in
> assessing his character. At some point during his time with
> the Order and Dumbledore, Snape came to value life, all life,
> not just value the lives of those few--or one--he personally
> cared for. 


Alla:

I agree, Snape did a lot of things I can hate him for, but when cold hard plain canon is showed down my throat, how can I deny it?

Snape chose to interfere to save **Lupin**, Lupin of all people. For that he certainly gets a cookie, or maybe even two from me :-)

I wish that besides valuing a life he would have learned that people like to be treated decently and fairly (especially when he is in the position of power of more vulnerable than he is - his students). I do not think he ever learned that lesson sadly.

However, however I fully believe that if Snape of these days would have gotten a second chance to replay that night with Dumbledore he would have definitely asked Dumbledore to save James and Harry as well, without any nagging from Dumbledore that is.