Some Questions, if I may

[milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 4975

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, stephanie75 at a... wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I have only been on this list about a week and have never posted.  I 
have 
> enjoyed the threads, especially the Marauder's Map. I was going to 
bring up a 
> few questions that have been bothering me for awhile. I don't mean 
to 
> interrupt the current topic, so if it upsets anyone, or if these 
have been 
> discussed before, I'm sorry. 
> 
> How had Slytherin won the house cup 6 years in a row? If they 
haven't won the 
> Quidditch cup alll of those years also, where are they getting the 
points? 
> Cheating? They don't seem to be the most intelligent, was Snape 
giving them 
> extra points or something? Something's fishy!!
> 

OR perhaps the other Houses were losing points and Slytherin managed 
to hold onto theirs. I would think the Weasley Twins lose Gryffindor 
points quite a bit.

> In PoA, Hermine was allowed to use a timeturner to take extra 
classes. It 
> says the use of one is closely watched by the ministry. I suppose 
you can't 
> use it to change history or prevent deaths, I imagine that is why 
they are 
> under such supervision by the ministry, if anyone could do it,no one 
would 
> ever die or make a mistake etc. But couldn't a powerful wizard like 
Voldemort 
> get one from somewhere? Wouldn't he keep going back to one of the 
three times 
> he has had Harry(since he has been grown) and kill him straight away 
instead 
> of wasting time and telling Harry how he accomplished coming back? 
>

That's an interesting thought. 
 
> And the big one is why does Snape hate Harry so much? I know why he 
hates 
> Harry's dad and James' friends, and he thinks that Harry thinks he's 
special 
> and above rules. But if Snape is so trusted by Dumbledore I would 
think he 
> was a respnsible adult. Instead he acts like a jealous 10 year old 
holding a 
> grudge against an innocent person. He has never given Harry a 
chance.I would 
> think he would respect him a little for all the good things he's 
done. 
> Vanquishing Voldemort several times! And why does he like Draco so 
much?  I 
> just don't see how he is innately good when he treats the good 
students bad 
> (not just Harry) and the ones who will probably end up  being death 
eaters, 
> he treats nice! 

Snape is a very complex man with rather poor interpersonal 
communication skills. (I think he could do with a bit of psychologic 
counselling) I would like to think that Snape does respect Harry deep 
down, but I think he believes Harry is going about things the wrong 
way. 

:-)Milz