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sL, I'm convinced that Snape is good, just tortured. He hates Harry because he was so mistreated by James, and the two are so alike. But ultimately, while in inconsequentials he cannot quite hold himself back from revenge through cruel treatment to Harry, he feels deeply about being the cause of Lily's death, and thus won't let Harry be killed. Also, I think there is deep loyalty to Dumbledore, and suspect that he's been specifically charged to ensure Harry's safety, if not his happiness.
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Hmm, Jhai, did you read the last book? I don't think Snape is a good guy. At all. Even before book 6. And I think JKR said somewhere that he was absolutely not a good guy. I'm perfectly conscious that it doesn't mean that he was not on Dumbledore's side after all, but I don't see him rescuing Harry because he doesn't like small children to get killed.
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I read the last book. I stand by my interpretation that Snape is a good guy, in the end.
Twisted, yeah. Sadistic at times, check.
But I think he's really just a guy who knows about trade-offs. He's willing to do almost anything to achieve his (and the Order's) goal of killing Voldy, even if it causes himself or others a great amount of pain along the way. He may not like Harry, but he'll do what's right in the end by saving his life - just like he saved Draco, even though it meant killing Dumbledore.
Maybe we have different definitions of "good guy." I think someone can be a good guy even if he does a lot of bad things - it's not the typical "good guy" hero character that you see in novels, but that just makes it more interesting.
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While I deeply doubt that Snape is actually Harry's father, I think the fandom assumption that Snape was in love with Lily is very easy to believe.
Also, I collect different Snapes, it's the main reason I read fanfic.
I don't think we're shown enough of Snape's personality to really know anything about the man. He's a hugely important character, but we're so rarely shown him doing anything that isn't directly related to the plot that there's no way we can really know all that much about him.
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