Thanks, I'm glad you liked the essay! I must admit, I did kind of like the idea of a Really Dark Snape who was struggling back towards the light, but as you say, the idea of a good person getting lured into bad circles is just as complex.
And I'm still convinced that Snape was the inventor of the Wolfsbane Potion! ^__^
And I'm still convinced that Snape was the inventor of the Wolfsbane Potion! ^__^