i think he is, or will turn evil. my friend says other. does the unbrakeable vow play into this.
2006-07-31 06:43:27 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If Snape hadn't fulfilled the Unbreakable Vow, then he would have died. That being said, I'm not sure that Snape can be classified as either entirely good or entirely evil. Also, check out the website below to see other theories on what happened on the tower in book six.
2006-07-31 10:09:32 · answer #1 · answered by Jessica H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that there must have been something in Snape's past that REALLY made Dumbledore trust him. After all, Dumbledore was very adamant that Snape was on his side.
Still, though, Dumbledore isn't always right. He admitted that he'd made a mistake by not telling Harry about the prophecy. It's definitely possible that he made a mistake in trusting Snape.
Obviously, there's a lot of mystery left to be resolved in the final book. We can argue about the merit of Snape for hours and not come any closer to an answer until we read the last book.
2006-07-31 13:59:09 · answer #2 · answered by Megan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we don't know all the facts yet.
It certainly appears that Snape did an evil thing, but I'm thinking he may have done it with Dumbledore's permission and to save Malfoy. My opinion is he's still a "double agent," apparently close to Voldemort, but in reality spying on him for "the good guys."
Snape's way too interesting a character to just turn and go back to Voldemort like that. Even if he has, I wonder if he'll perform some feat of self-sacrifice to save Harry in the next book; kind of like Darth Vader at the end of "Return of the Jedi."
* I just read justme's answer. Great minds think alike!*
2006-07-31 16:01:24 · answer #3 · answered by poohba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe Snape is like Darth Vader -tormented with the perpetual fight between being both good and evil. Circumstances have definitely made his evil side more apparent, but I think he'll redeem himself in the last book. It's Rowling's opportunity to explore the dual nature of man! (and give kids hope that goodness prevails) He's not Voldemort's representation of pure evil, which is hopeless and the antithesis of our hero Harry. Plus, I'm kind of waiting for Dumbledore to be of further assistance....somehow....he's the Gandolf or "the Force" in this series.
2006-07-31 14:18:23 · answer #4 · answered by justme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I fought myself over this
After the first reading, my initial thoughts were, "he is evil! of course"
But after thinking of it, you can think of different scenarios, such as "he could have done it under dumbeldore's order/advice". Why? This would keep Snape appearing as if he's on Voldemort's side (i.e. Snape could be a mole and Dumledore thought it best not to break his cover) or other things that are going around.
I really don't know, and I've stopped thinking about it, I'll just wait til the next book and find out.
2006-07-31 13:46:24 · answer #5 · answered by Heather 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to keep faith in Snape. Why? Because Dumbledore did, until the end. And Dumbledore said MANY times that he had his reason for trusting Snape. Now, I don't know what that reason is, but I have to believe it's a good one. Dumbledore's habit was to keep things from others for the greater good.. telling people things on a "need to know" basis. And apparently he thought that telling his reasoning for his faith in Snape would not be prudent.
2006-07-31 15:21:04 · answer #6 · answered by mylittletribe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Dumbledore would never beg for his life like he did to Snape unless he felt it was for a greater good.
I would suppose that his act was for the benefit of the death eaters as was Snape's. That way, Snape might be able to get his hands on the horcruxes.
2006-07-31 13:49:21 · answer #7 · answered by spacejohn77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snape is not a pleasant person, but I do believe that he is a double agent. Of course, I also don't think Dumbledore is really dead. I think its a con set up to ensure that Snape has Voldie's complete trust. I'm not going to go further into why he's not dead, but I do have further reasons. We'll see.
2006-07-31 14:34:19 · answer #8 · answered by samina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
truth is that he has been really protective with the kids when he had to. he helped, he seemed evil but it was all because his appearence and strict character. i could never believe that he was really evil and i freaked out when he killed dumbledore. the explanation was not too persuative..he was working for both sides..i dont think so but then again, he did kill and run to escape, what else do we need to see to believe it? i always kinda liked the guy..too bad..
2006-07-31 14:49:41 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did after book 1 never stopped
2006-08-01 19:19:35 · answer #10 · answered by Jeremy© ® ™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋