[carrie221]

Originally Posted by BookStop

Come on, people! Snape is a jerk, but that doesn't make him evil. Ok, so he killed the grandfatherly old wizard who was the only one strong enough to save the wizarding world. I'm sure he had a perfectly good reason. Remember in book 1 when he saved Harry's life (until Hermione mistook what he was doing and set his robes on fire). Snape had no idea V was even back, so it's not like he was trying to save Harry so V could have him later. Think, all he had to do was not help. Nobody would've been the wiser.

Very, very good point