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I think Snape is a coward. I think it bothers him that he has kept "switching" sides, even though he has not. In his life, I think many people have called him a coward. And, yes, I think it bothers him now. I think it bothers him because of what the Marauders may have called him also. And maybe what his father said to him, since his father was obviously abuseful. But I do think Snape is a coward.
I also think Snape may have been sensitive to being caled a coward because he knew what he was doing was cowardly. He vowed the Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa Malfoy, saying that he would complete Draco's deed. If he broke the Vow, he would have died. And so, I think he thought what he was doing was cowardly because he didn't want to die, he was afraid of Death. So he killed Dumbledore, whether or not he wanted to. Yes, it's true that there is always a choice, but Snape made the selfish one, so I'm guessing that he couldn't have cared much about Dumbledore in the first place. However, I also believe that Dumbledore didn't know about the Vow, because when he saw Snape, he tried to make him see reason...but Snape was ready, he had long dwelt on the idea of killing Dumbledore, remaining alive, and returning to the Dark Lord. I think he is a coward because he got comfortable playing both sides of the field, and then he had to choose, and he made his choice, but may not have liked making the choice. I think Snape enjoyed being double agent to both sides because he knew that he was safe no matter what. Now he is a coward because he chose, and chose the side that could have punished him much worse if he betrayed it.
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