There are two things that are bothering me the most about Snape being evil because I see it more as him trying to warn Harry. Pages 602 and 603, respectively:
"No Unforgivable Curses from you, Potter!"
It just seems like with that one that he doesn't want to see Harry being corrupted. Something along the lines of how killing destroys the soul--maybe the Unforgivables do too, in some way or another. Snape knows how important it is for Harry's soul to be in tact.
And the second:
"Blocked again and again and again until you learn to keep your mouth shut and your mind closed, Potter!"This one just sounds very much like something Snape would say in class to Harry, y'know? It's like this blaring hint to Harry--learn the nonverbal magic and Occlumency, and he might stand a chance at beating Voldemort. Otherwise, every move he makes is just too damn obvious
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Not sure what to think of the Unforgivables bit. Could also very well just be saying that Harry still can't do them - and Snape probably could at his age. Even if Snape doesn't prioritize knowledge of dark spells (and he very well might), it's one more example of Harry Potter's incompetency. And he likes those. A lot.
Which must be tense, if he really hasn't defected again, or if he's only defected partly - necessary loyalty to someone you loathe, and no Dumbledore as a buffer. Well, not really loyalty, but if Harry is the only one with the power to win
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Yeah, I noted that too. It sort of makes me feel like Snape has kind of gone renegade, killing Dumbledore and still hoping Harry kills Voldemort. Or more interestingly, Dumbledore had told Snape to kill him to keep himself alive (his old "Everyone's life is more valuable than mine" schtick) and useful to Harry in the final moments
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I honestly wonder if Snape places any worth in Harry at all. He doesn't harm the kid until he's raving mad, of course, but his taunts and accusations of arrogance and mediocrity have been consistent since book one, prophecy or no prophecy. And given his behavior in PoA, and in the last bit of HBP, I have to wonder if he doesn't figure that he could be the savior of the wizardng world - not that anyone would care.
It seems like the language of the spells are tied up in the movements and thoughts associated with them... maybe the movements and language are just an effective channel for them? As you can do the spells nonverbally. Maybe it's the psychological association, the emotive meaning, that makes it easier, gives the spell meaning. Which means it'd be good in any language, and it's just that the British stick to the classical languages by tradition. They certainly seem to value tradition to the point of insanity.
It's evident he feels strongly about Draco, and perhaps Narcissa too. I remember a fic where Snape was Draco's real father, though I know that's utterly ridiculous. It reminded me of that. I think Dumbledore either was asking Snape to kill him as part of his grand plan (the Dumbledore Remains Omniscient Theory) or Dumbledore was pleading for his life and Snape was utterly disgusted at the picture of a weak Dumbledore, and refused to leave this world for the sake of a side that, when it came down to it, he identified intrinsically with his old tormentor, James Potter.
Sort of puts the whole thing in a kind of Columbine analogy, if we want to be really gruesome.
Someone on CoS seriously suggested that. But half the people on CoS are lunatics these days, so no surprise. And we also have a thread on Snape as a surrogate father...
...I haven't been turning into a modnut, no. How could you ask?
Right. He does care for Draco, I think that's obvious, but I also think he wanted (and wants) Draco as a source of information. Snape actually asks Draco to tell him the plan, in a roundabout sort of way, which makes it clear that he doesn't know. Draco's in more confidence at this point than he is. And no matter what side he's on, information is always a good thing.
That weak Dumbledore was disturbing. Good theory, though. Could fit with Snape's character rather well. Meh.
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"No Unforgivable Curses from you, Potter!"
It just seems like with that one that he doesn't want to see Harry being corrupted. Something along the lines of how killing destroys the soul--maybe the Unforgivables do too, in some way or another. Snape knows how important it is for Harry's soul to be in tact.
And the second:
"Blocked again and again and again until you learn to keep your mouth shut and your mind closed, Potter!"This one just sounds very much like something Snape would say in class to Harry, y'know? It's like this blaring hint to Harry--learn the nonverbal magic and Occlumency, and he might stand a chance at beating Voldemort. Otherwise, every move he makes is just too damn obvious ( ... )
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Which must be tense, if he really hasn't defected again, or if he's only defected partly - necessary loyalty to someone you loathe, and no Dumbledore as a buffer. Well, not really loyalty, but if Harry is the only one with the power to win ( ... )
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I honestly wonder if Snape places any worth in Harry at all. He doesn't harm the kid until he's raving mad, of course, but his taunts and accusations of arrogance and mediocrity have been consistent since book one, prophecy or no prophecy. And given his behavior in PoA, and in the last bit of HBP, I have to wonder if he doesn't figure that he could be the savior of the wizardng world - not that anyone would care.
It seems like the language of the spells are tied up in the movements and thoughts associated with them... maybe the movements and language are just an effective channel for them? As you can do the spells nonverbally. Maybe it's the psychological association, the emotive meaning, that makes it easier, gives the spell meaning. Which means it'd be good in any language, and it's just that the British stick to the classical languages by tradition. They certainly seem to value tradition to the point of insanity.
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Sort of puts the whole thing in a kind of Columbine analogy, if we want to be really gruesome.
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...I haven't been turning into a modnut, no. How could you ask?
Right. He does care for Draco, I think that's obvious, but I also think he wanted (and wants) Draco as a source of information. Snape actually asks Draco to tell him the plan, in a roundabout sort of way, which makes it clear that he doesn't know. Draco's in more confidence at this point than he is. And no matter what side he's on, information is always a good thing.
That weak Dumbledore was disturbing. Good theory, though. Could fit with Snape's character rather well. Meh.
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