Thinking glum thoughts about Snape

[valis2]

When I reread the series awhile ago, I remember laughing because Ron sometimes inadvertantly says something funny/clueless-sounding that turns out to be true later. (Like Moaning Myrtle being the victim in CoS.)

Well, one of those moments made me freak out, because he says (in PoA? can't remember) something like this when Hermione is defending Snape:

"Poisonous toadstools can't change their spots," Ron said sagely.

It's still bothering me. It's the sagely tag that made me first pause. It gets me everytime.

I really do wonder what she has planned for Snape.

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[valis2.livejournal.com]

I think he is going to come to a very sticky end indeed.

I have thought that as well. That's the beauty of her mystery writing...you just never know exactly what's going to happen. I have been teetering between the two major possibilities of Good!Snape/Evil!Snape, while there are really four to consider...For Himself!Snape and Evil but Redeemed at the Last Possible Moment!Snape.

I remember that after I read GoF the first time I thought that Evil but Redeemed Snape would be the way it would happen. And even though I am waffling between Good and Evil!Snape right now, there is still this annoying voice in the back of my head that says, Evil but Redeemed Snape seems the most Rowling way to do things.

Though what do I know! He may end up herding goats in Albania.

[gillieweed.livejournal.com]

Though what do I know! He may end up herding goats in Albania.

This now gets my vote!

I've written reams on this, mostly on HP4GU before it turned nutty and mostly along the lines on out-for-himself!Snape and whatever-it-takes-to-get-the-job-done!Snape. Snape will meet whatever end JKR wants him to meet but there's only one that'll get me to hurl my book at the wall in disgust, and that's so-redeemed-it's-sickening!Snape. If a group hug is so much hinted at, I'm out of there. I used to think I'd slam the book shut for good if Snape got done in via the horribly clichéd fandom scenario of hurling himself in front of Harry to save him from a killing curse--but actually I'd kind of like that now--final proof that Harry is so completely inept that his incompetence has led to people having to die because he can't block his own death-rays.
I think Snape would get a vague satisfaction from that in whatever afterlife awaited him and would quite enjoy haunting Harry with it over and over and over...

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, Snape haunting Harry! Now that's a great idea for a fic.

I do really think she's got some sort of redemption planned, based on that one chat she had ages ago with someone about it...