Choices/Snape as abuser, SKIP if not interested WAS :Re: CHAPTER

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Jean:

Let's see--Snape spent two wars risking his life for the Order, was treated
like crap all his life, died for people who couldn't be bothered to take a
pulse and/or close his eyes, gets to be hated by the WW forever, and he
doesn't get a cookie because he yelled at Harry (never mind he was forced
into being there at Hogwarts in the first place).

Alla:

You mean spent one war, risking his life for the Order, right? Last time I checked he spent first war being the member of Voldemort's gang. And why exactly the people who saw him killing Dumbledore and does not know that he did it on Dumbledore's request should care how he died?

One of those people surely did everything possible to make sure Snape is known as a hero after he knew what Snape did.

And no, he gets no cookie from me for running his mouth at Harry, none.

Jean:
I grew up knowing the
difference between being hit and being yelled at, folks, and they are not
the same. It's clear that Harry can't seem to distinguish between the
Dursleys, Snape, Voldemort and the other DEs, which I find rather odd.

Alla:

Could it be that Harry cannot distinguish between Snape and Dursleys is because while Snape and Dursleys act differently, Harry is picking up on how they feel about him and to me the feeling is pretty much the same – Snape hates Harry and Petunia hates him? IMO of course.

Jean:
It would have served the Order right if he'd snapped his wand out of
Hogwarts and left for the Muggle (and then find a magical community
somewhere else and get a new wand). I'm sure there would be lots of people
volunteering for his role, right?

Alla:

You mean volunteer for the role of the man who sold young couple and their baby to a monster and then agreed to atone for that role by doing a dangerous job of the spy?

Well, I sure hope that a person who committed such act in the first place and would claim to want to be a half decent human being would want to do something to atone for his mistakes.

As to other spies, um, Lupin went to werewolves, it was never elaborated upon, but it was mentioned that Dumbledore had "spies" in the first war, plural.

Jean:
Frankly, I have to wonder why Snape _left_ Voldemort given how he was
treated by those he died for.
Alla:

I don't know, maybe because he realized that Voldemort's goals are pretty horrible and he would agree to do anything he could to atone for supporting these goals in the first place, even if he does not get pat on the back for that? IMO of course

Jean:
But of course he gets no credit for it _here_.
Toodles. Have a nice we-all-hate-Snape group.
Without me.

Alla:

This group has a lot of Snape's fans for whom Snape gets a credit for everything. It is just not too many people post here anymore, but even in this thread there seems to be only one person who hates Snape – myself. Pippin and Potioncat are Snape's fans. Nikkalmati is a Snape fan, etc, etc, etc.

This is certainly not a group, whose predominant mood is to hate Snape, I am sorry if it feels to you that way, I wish you would reconsider leaving. 

Alla