Snape and Draco go.... Where? To Narcissa? To Voldemort? Into hiding? Snape must continue to try to protect Draco, Harry and the anti-Voldemort cause while maintaining the trust of Voldemort and the Death Eaters. The problem is those goals may soon be in opposition. Protecting Draco might be in defiance of Voldemort, which would end Snape's ability to infiltrate and sabotage. If Voldemort wanted Draco to kill Dumbledore or lose his own life, then Draco failed and is in big trouble. Protecting him will raise the ire of the Dark Lord against Severus. But taking him straight to Voldemort might result in torture or death for Draco, and Snape would die anyway. And how can he ever protect Harry again, now that the boy believes him to be a traitor and murderer? What's a greasy git to do?

The fifth act of Severus Snape's life is being written, even as we wait with bated breath for Book Seven. Do some of the above assumptions dance around or land on some important truths? I believe they do. Yet again... they could be completely wrong, and a virtually opposing story might also fit canon evidence. Such is the appeal of the entire HP series and particularly of our favorite resident of Spinner's End.

7/11/06

Posted by: Nicole

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