{cue Dragnet theme} So Severus Snape finally gets his initial interrogation and this time Albus can't save him; couldn't happen to a more deservng scumbag. I daresay the knowledge of just how badly he's been played is going to make Albus' bad days get worse; all he needs now is for this information to trickle out to the public and his image, and last vestiges of power will disappear. I really think that any further summoningss or sharing of damning information should be prefaced by "the greater good" in some way; 'twould serve him right.
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Heya Cat!
Not only can Albus not save his minion, he can’t even save himself. He’s been gotten away with murder for so long he can’t even consider the idea that people won’t allow it any more. Ergo, he’s sent to his estate like a kid after a spanking. Don’t worry though; we’ll be seeing him again.
Scumbag: I agree wholeheartedly. Rowling seems to have mixed up her characters with the actors playing them.
~ I daresay the knowledge of just how badly he's been played is going to make Albus' bad days get worse;~
This is the second suggestion in that direction (destroyerdt being the first) and there’s another one in this group of reviews.
~all he needs now is for this information to trickle out to the public and his image, and last vestiges of power will disappear.~
He’s already lost all his positions and most of his official power. (the under-the-table stuff is a different story.
~I really think that any further summoningss or sharing of damning information should be prefaced by "the greater good" in some way; 'twould serve him right.~
Goddamnit, Cat! You made me snort coffee! Wouldn’t that just get his knickers in a twist! In fact, I think I’m going to add the ‘greater good’ line to Harry’s final good bye to he old bastard.
Alorkin