Re: Is this proof that Snape is on Dumbledore's side???

On 30 Dec 2005 15:52:26 -0800, "Jane Grey" <jane.grey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>chimaera wrote:
>> Well, much as I would like proof that Snape is on Dumbledore's side, I
>
>I'm not bothered either way what happens to Snape, i think it'll be
>interesting to see which way JRK had planned to go with this.
>
>> don't interpret the two statements the way you do. There's no reason
>> that Snape's saying, "fresh from my Death Eater days" can only mean
>> that he rejoined Dumbledore only after Voldemort fell. The way I
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>doesn't the phrase 'fresh out of XXX' mean you have just left XXX?

Yes. Not that the organization has crumbled.

>> So the two statements aren't contradictory. Snape spun (or honestly
>> told) a tale of remorse when he came to Dumbledore, which he did before
>> Voldemort fell.
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>What Snape says to Bellatrix suggests to me that when he spun his tale
>of remorse, he joined the staff. And don't we know that he only joined
>the staff after Voldemort's downfall?

Sure, but then the remorse wasn't what convinced DD Snape was good,
Just that he should be allowed near children.
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