You can see now why I feel I am done. What ELSE could I say? To mind satisfication, I've answered all the big questions I had (why did Sirius feed Snape to Lupin, why did Snape become a DE, why did he hate Potter Sr. so much, why did he hate Potter Jr. so much). And I needed to give him a chance to reveal himself to us. I am not saying that this is the DEFINITIVE Snape for everyone. But he is the definitive Snape for me. I can't really take him anywhere else. And I do actually feel in my heart that he is dead. This was the only way I could make him both dead AND alive. An AU might be in the offing, but not sure. Thanks for all your support. I LOVE roses! They are my favorite flower.