I have ended up having a Very Bad Cold which came on suddenly today, so I'm not up to rambling here like I planned, but I will add one thing to what I said before:
I actually think it is genius, what JKR has done with Snape, even though I don't know how it will play out. But I think that deciding to trust Snape on his own will end up being crucial to Harry's success in the end. Of course nobody in the Order came forward to defend Snape after Dumbledore's death. Nobody liked him, and the only reason any of them trusted him in the first place was on Dumbledore's word, which has just died with him, as far as they're concerned. They are as quick to believe the worst of Snape as Harry is, now that Dumbledore is gone. I think it has to be Harry who figures this out. He is the only witness to the final moments between Dumbledore and Draco. He is the only witness on his side to the final moments with Snape. I think he has to figure it out, and I think it will be important.
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Date: 2005-07-26 01:25 am (UTC)I actually think it is genius, what JKR has done with Snape, even though I don't know how it will play out. But I think that deciding to trust Snape on his own will end up being crucial to Harry's success in the end. Of course nobody in the Order came forward to defend Snape after Dumbledore's death. Nobody liked him, and the only reason any of them trusted him in the first place was on Dumbledore's word, which has just died with him, as far as they're concerned. They are as quick to believe the worst of Snape as Harry is, now that Dumbledore is gone. I think it has to be Harry who figures this out. He is the only witness to the final moments between Dumbledore and Draco. He is the only witness on his side to the final moments with Snape. I think he has to figure it out, and I think it will be important.