No, Severus Snape is far from being a perfect person. He had many flaws, had many shortcomings. He was still a Slytherin, and he would never be the things Gryffindors held dear. But he worked his whole life for some kind of redemption, died for some kind of redemption. And love. I think for someone who grew up with so much hate in his life, to be able to love someone so strongly, for an entire lifetime,- that deserves respect. If you can't repsect him for holding a position that many, many others would have crumpled in, or for his expertise in Potions, or for his loyalty to Dumbledore, than, at least, repsect him for that.[/quote]


i agree with Lupin, if you think about it, was Dumbledore much better, or much different from Severus. He too lied to Harry, he even shunned Harry at times, and it was enough to, IMHO, make Harry doubt his relationship with Dumbledore and doubt his intentions.