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snarklyboojumFor the record, here's my one prediction for book 7, completely unspoiled and just a bit rambly, so it's behind a cut.
There's no way in hell Snape's evil. Wanna know how I know? Dumbledore gave him the Defense Against the Dark Arts post. Dumbles is fully aware of the curse on the position, so he'd never let Snape take the job because he didn't want to lose control over one of his closest and most covert agents.
Since during the First War, Snape has been molded into the perfect spy against Voldemort. There are dozens of similarities between the two, the most important of which was crammed down our throats the entire sixth book: Both men are half-bloods, with a determination to hide that fact. Angry HBP!Snape would have been a very familiar sight to Riddle, and he'd know exactly what to say to snare the young man into his cause. I'd imagine that Voldemort sees a lot of himself in Severus, and that's the main reason he's inclined to keep him around. It's also the main reason he'd be very suspicious of him, and attempt to distance himself aside from the odd conversation or torture. In order to be an affective spy, it's up to Snape, and Dumbledore, to toe the edge between the two extremes. When Dumbles makes his move upon the horcruxes, it's time to leave subtlety behind and go full force into the deception, placing Snape in as similar a position as Voldemort himself was without pushing him over into being a threat.
Remember: Tom Riddle originally wanted the DADA post, and was turned down by Dumbles on account of being Teh Ev0l. Rumors are very powerful things, and one has been circulating about Snape wanting the same position for years. When he gets it, Voldemort is hired by proxy (although with Quirrell in PS, he technically already taught there). It's ensuring one way or the other that things come to a head by the end of the school year, alerting not only the Order but the DE's as well that Things Are Afoot.
For an event that's been talked about in every single book, it get's very little actual page-time, aside from his opening-day monologue where he lovingly describes the different forms evil can take (all of which correspond to previous DADA instructors, btw). I've secretly thought that the reason Snape's "been after the job for years" - aside from the Voldemort connection - is not because he actually wanted it, but because he knows it could only last one school year and then his unwanted position would finally end. (Hate your job? Take a cursed promotion and all will be well!)
Events continue to escalate, until we finally have the rooftop confrontation between Dumbles and Snape. Dulmbledore wanted Snape to do it for all sorts of reasons, Draco and poisons not withstanding, but here's thehorcrux of the matter. Snape kills his figurative father, as Tom killed Riddle the Elder. This cements his position with Voldemort, who is not stupid, but also not completely sane either. Now Snape is in a prime position for whatever occurs in Deathly Hallows, and Voldemort is none the wiser.
So yeah. There's my Snape argument.
And someone we like is gonna lose an eye, most probably Neville or Ron. There, I said it, that's the last time, I promise.
There's no way in hell Snape's evil. Wanna know how I know? Dumbledore gave him the Defense Against the Dark Arts post. Dumbles is fully aware of the curse on the position, so he'd never let Snape take the job because he didn't want to lose control over one of his closest and most covert agents.
Since during the First War, Snape has been molded into the perfect spy against Voldemort. There are dozens of similarities between the two, the most important of which was crammed down our throats the entire sixth book: Both men are half-bloods, with a determination to hide that fact. Angry HBP!Snape would have been a very familiar sight to Riddle, and he'd know exactly what to say to snare the young man into his cause. I'd imagine that Voldemort sees a lot of himself in Severus, and that's the main reason he's inclined to keep him around. It's also the main reason he'd be very suspicious of him, and attempt to distance himself aside from the odd conversation or torture. In order to be an affective spy, it's up to Snape, and Dumbledore, to toe the edge between the two extremes. When Dumbles makes his move upon the horcruxes, it's time to leave subtlety behind and go full force into the deception, placing Snape in as similar a position as Voldemort himself was without pushing him over into being a threat.
Remember: Tom Riddle originally wanted the DADA post, and was turned down by Dumbles on account of being Teh Ev0l. Rumors are very powerful things, and one has been circulating about Snape wanting the same position for years. When he gets it, Voldemort is hired by proxy (although with Quirrell in PS, he technically already taught there). It's ensuring one way or the other that things come to a head by the end of the school year, alerting not only the Order but the DE's as well that Things Are Afoot.
For an event that's been talked about in every single book, it get's very little actual page-time, aside from his opening-day monologue where he lovingly describes the different forms evil can take (all of which correspond to previous DADA instructors, btw). I've secretly thought that the reason Snape's "been after the job for years" - aside from the Voldemort connection - is not because he actually wanted it, but because he knows it could only last one school year and then his unwanted position would finally end. (Hate your job? Take a cursed promotion and all will be well!)
Events continue to escalate, until we finally have the rooftop confrontation between Dumbles and Snape. Dulmbledore wanted Snape to do it for all sorts of reasons, Draco and poisons not withstanding, but here's the
So yeah. There's my Snape argument.
And someone we like is gonna lose an eye, most probably Neville or Ron. There, I said it, that's the last time, I promise.
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Date: 2007-07-16 05:19 pm (UTC)Good thoughts, including a few I hadn't thought of. I'm on board with your prediction.