The Overarching message (of the HP books)

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> >> Alla:
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> > I cannot speak for Nikkalmati, but I am going to speculate that she is using different definition of evil than you (and myself as well) are using. He was fighting for a good side (no matter how much I wanted him to end up being evil in that regard as well) - why not  give him the dues for that? But absolutely for what he did to Harry he will remain forever evil in my book, I am just giving him a credit for what he did. I of course also reject the idea that since he fought for a good side, he became less evil for how he treated Harry. >snip<
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> Nikkalmati
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> So, what is the nature of evil?  
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> I don't imagine we have a different idea of evil, really.  Doing something wrong doesn't make you evil necessarily.  By that I mean, of course, doing it with a bad intent, not accidentally or without knowing the consequences.  It still does not make one evil.  An evil person cannot do good, except perhaps unintentionally.  
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> As Hermione says to Harry in HBP, after they think Snape killed DD for his own personal selfish reasons, and Harry says the Half Blood Prince was evil : "'Evil' is a strong word" meaning she disagrees, and, we know, Hermione usually speaks for JKR. 


Alla:

Depending on what kind of wrong the person does it surely can make him evil in my mind. And Snape surely makes the definition of every day evil as far as I am concerned. He makes that definition despite agreeing to spy for Dumbledore and yes, despite agreeing to protect Harry's life.

I wish he would never agreed to protect Harry's life, because doing that while trying to make that life a constant misery, humiliation and yes, mind rape (because I did not stress in the previous post that on that aspect I completely agree with me - unsuspect Legilimencing is almost a perfect analogy to mind rape for me), is an every day evil IMO. He is no Lord Voldemort for sure, but he in my opinion needs to be fought every day and no less than Grand evil that Lord Voldemort is. His intent was to make Harry's life a misery IMO and the fact that Dumbledore forced him to take upon an additional task of protecting Harry's life does not make me despise him any less.

JMO,

Alla