On Jul 17, 2005, at 12:19 PM, Dan Minette wrote:
[Spoiler room]
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The look on Snapes' face is a clue I think. His reaction to being
called a
coward is another. I think it would be a wonderful twist if Snape,
who has
now lost all honor, actually did it because he promised Dumbledore
that he
would....and because it was necessary for Harry to succeed.
That's an interesting suggestion. So Snape took the oath because he
knew he had to, in order to be a kind of fifth column in the Death
Eaters, and he did it with Dumbledore's blessing? Hmm!
There is one
more clue concerning this, Dumbledore knows something about Snape that
no-one else does. He was not fooled by Tom Riddle, and I don't think
he
was fooled by Snape.
Or maybe it was simply his sense of optimism regarding pretty much
everyone. I get the sense that he *wanted* to see the good in Riddle
but, over the years, began to recognize that it was impossible. Someone
in book 6 made a comment to the effect that Dumbledore has no choice
but to see the good in almost everyone, and that it would be his
downfall.
--
Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books
http://books.nightwares.com/
Current work in progress "The Seven-Year Mirror"
http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf
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