Why do you think Snape is loyal to DD? Aside from the theory that he's a double-agent.?

Question

My husband seems to think that DD took Snape in when he was a child, and therefore is a father-figure to him. He says that's why they trust each other implicitly. Any comments on that? I disagree with him simply because it sounds so out there.

Answer 1

no have you read the book?!?!?

Answer 2

I think Snape will turn out to be a good guy (albeit with personal issues!). I'm re-re-re-reading Book 1, and I see how Harry & Co. make wrong assumptions about Snape being the bad guy. All along, he really was protecting the Stone (and Harry, too, I believe). He was working against Quirrell and Voldemort. I think this will be the case straight through the series.

Did Dumbledore say that there are things worse than death? I believe we'll find out that, for some reason, he knew he had to die, and Snape helped him.

Answer 3

He did not take snape in. Snape had a mother remember, Eileen Prince, who married a muggle. Snape is loyal to DD in my opinion. (no matter how much of an as* he is) Yes yes, there was the matter that he killed him, but he was bound by the Unbreakable vow, and it was part of some plot. Seriously, even without his wand, Dumbledore could have stopped Snape easily! This is so Snape can keep cover and continue working to the end. Then there is the theory that Snape is working for himself which is very plausible itself.

Answer 4

We learned a bit about Snape's parents in the Half-Blood Prince. He was not orphaned as a child. Snape was a misfit growing up. He was ostracized by his peers at Hogwarts and was a loner as a result. Whether you believe Snape is good or bad, you have to assume it was his solitary lifestyle that made him the perfect double agent. Voldemort would never guess he was in the Order, because everyone in the Order didn't like him (except Dumbledore) and Snape likewise disliked the members of the order.

I believe Snape was loyal to Dumbledore. When he made the unbreakable vow, he did not know what he was promising to do. He could not let Narcissa and Bellatrix know this though. He was trying to get information on Voldemort's plans from them. He finally realized what Draco was assigned to do up in the tower. Dumbledore knew Snape would have to kill him in order to save Draco, that is why he said "Please". Snape ran to get Draco to safety, the other deatheaters would have been told to kill Draco if he did not follow through on Voldemort's instructions.

All will be revealed in 2 weeks (I hope!).

Answer 5

Well your husbands argument doesn't make sense. Because why would Snape join the Death Eaters to begin with if he was so close to Dumbledore, their sworn enemy.

We still don't know why Snape killed Dumbeldore. Was he ordered to by Dumbledore, or did he do it for Voldemort.

I think he killed him on Dumbledore's orders. I heard a theory on the web that made sense. Since the end of Book 4 Harry no longer had the "love Shield" his mom put on him when she died, I think that Dumbledore wanted to put a new "Love Shield" on him, and the only way was to die to protect him...which DD did. Snape was just part of the plan.

Answer 6

I think Snape isn't loyal to DD, and he did not take him in, he had a mother. Snape killed DD at the end of book 6 so all of that loyalty that DD had in him went out the window when he killed him.

Answer 7

While DD implicilty trusted Snape, Snape proved in the last book that trust was misplaced as Snape killed DD.

Answer 8

Snape is not hust a double agent, but a triple agent. I, as well, disagree. Dumbledore believed Snapes sob stroy, that he wasn't working for the Dark Lord, but in true light, he was. My mom believes that the only reason Snape killed Dumble dore because of the unbreakable vow he had to Narcissa. And that he only ran away because, after killing the greatest wizard of their time, that he would suffer in Azkaban, and ran to the Dark Lord for safety and to asure that Draco didn't get hurt.

Answer 9

Who says Snape is loyal? Maybe up to the ending of the 6th book but then he literally ended that relationship.

Answer 10

Behold, this is what I've got from my discussion with my best friend, Kami Malfoy:


We all know that Snape has been in such bitter life. Neglected and abused by his parents. Suffered relentless teasing and bullying from the Marauders. Hung upside down in mid-air, humiliated while other students watched. Have an ugly appearance. Unpopular among his colleagues and most students. Alone and lonely, without true friends to support him. (Well, at least he’s still a gifted and powerful wizard in Harry Potter’s world.)

I certainly sympathize with Snape for the many negative experiences that he has suffered through. I doubt that the Marauders had as much influence in his decision to become a Death Eater as his upbringing. Like Draco, he went to Hogwarts with preconcieved notions about blood purity and the value of people with different beliefs. Remember, he knew more about the Dark Arts as a first year student than most seventh year students. That sort of fascination speaks of someone that seeks power for self-protection and/or control of others; which isn't something that would concern a typical eleven year old. Snape was probably tired of feeling helpless and determined to learn all that he could to make sure that he never felt that way again.

Based on what we learned about him during his Occlumency lessons with Harry and in Book 6, I've concluded that Severus had a very unhappy childhood. I imagine that his parents were a darker version of Samantha and Darren Stevens (Bewitched), with his Muggle father being insistant that his powerful witch wife abandon her birthright and deny her magical ability. I can't imagine why a Slytherin witch would marry a Muggle in the first place, or put up with his verbal abuse, but apparently Severus's mother chose to. He grew up in fear, witnessing that abuse and possibly suffering it himself, being that he shared her magical ability and would've had uncontrolled episodes. His mother obviously explained to him that she was a Pureblood and that he was a Half-blood, based on the nickname he chose for himself. He clearly resented his father and identified with his mother, and that is what fueled his fascination with the Dark Arts and made him eager to join the Death Eaters - an organization that hates Muggles, values puritiy of blood, and would make him powerful.

The teasing and bullying that Snape tolerated while at Hogwarts, his unattractive appearance, and lack of friends, must have been frustrating for him. It would cause him to focus on his talents though, giving him motivation to invent new spells and make improvements on potions. He'd want to prove them all wrong, that he was worthy of their respect. I can certainly understand the attraction that he felt that the Dark Arts and Death Eaters offered him. I don't know that I would've made different choices, given those circumstances. Voldemort wasn't revealing his true agenda at the time. He cleverly presented a cheerful false image to students and faculty, and appeared to be a hard-working, highly motivated, rule abiding student. He was a prefect and later Head Boy, while he was gathering student followers to serve him as Death Eaters. I'd probably have gladly joined him, initially thinking that I'd finally found someone that understood my situation and would help me change it; from helpless and ridiculed to powerful and feared. Of course, he is clever enough to discover that Voldemort is actually a sociopath that won't hesitate to torture or even kill his followers if they disappoint him or attempt to leave his service. So, now he is stuck, unable to simply quit and walk away, but I believe that he is looking for a way out. I know I would be. That would mean carefully assisting Harry, so that he could fulfill the prophesy and kill Voldemort, and thus free him of his obligation to him. If he is sucessful, Snape can admit his role in making that possible and finally be acknowledged as the hero he is. If he failed, then everyone knows how much Snape truly hated Harry and he could continue in his role of faithful Death Eater. That would be my plan.

Answer 11

Well Dumbledore trusted Snape (bad idea!) && in the 6th book, Snape killed him so yea...