Snape willingly joined the Magical Hitler Youth and was a loyal Magical Nazi for years and years, and only turned away because of said Magical Nazis finally targeting someone he had personal involvement with, not because he'd come to a general ethical revelation.I think that comparing Snape to Stalin is going too far -- Snape didn't do any death camps.
The only job where 'nice' is a job requirement is customer service. That doesn't give the rest of us a free pass to be assholes.I agree that Snape isn't nice, but he doesn't have to be in order to do his job.
I don't consider a turn back to good at all. I just consider it a changing of targets.Still, his love of Harry's mother being what drove him back to goodness was, to my mind, too much like stalking. I approved of his change of heart, but I think JKR justified it very badly.
You got the time sequence wrong. Snape is still a Voldemort loyalist at the time he passes that shit on. He only approaches Dumbledore asking to defect AFTER Voldemort puts Lily Potter on a high-value target list.As for the death of Harry's parents -- in order for Snape to be a credible double agent, he had to pass on plenty of real information along with the fake stuff.
If you read the post again, that wasn't analysis of canon but an explanation of their idea for a superior character arc.You got the time sequence wrong. Snape is still a Voldemort loyalist at the time he passes that shit on. He only approaches Dumbledore asking to defect AFTER Voldemort puts Lily Potter on a high-value target list.As for the death of Harry's parents -- in order for Snape to be a credible double agent, he had to pass on plenty of real information along with the fake stuff.
From his new fic Long Night of the HarvestDon't forget: Mass Effect is powered by magic space rocks. Evangelion is powered by Your Mom.
Actually, given that Voldemort was active at the time, even "neo-Nazi" is being mild. Snape did the equivalent of joining the actual Nazis, during World War II.Please, people... recall that the only person we know for certain James was an asshole to was Snape. And Snape was a real prick when he was younger. You know, being a british neo-nazi even back in school.
.... Are the only redeemable things about him that he liked Harry's Mom and the whole double agent schtick?Actually, given that Voldemort was active at the time, even "neo-Nazi" is being mild. Snape did the equivalent of joining the actual Nazis, during World War II.
Basically? Yes. Even with his memories, which any wizard with a penchant for the mind magics can alter, his true loyalties are still easily questioned. Why? Because he's a spy, and as was pointed out in Faery Heroes, it is very difficult to know where their true loyalties lie, since deception is their watchword..... Are the only redeemable things about him that he liked Harry's Mom and the whole double agent schtick?Actually, given that Voldemort was active at the time, even "neo-Nazi" is being mild. Snape did the equivalent of joining the actual Nazis, during World War II.
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