More Snape topics

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I'm a newbie to this site, migrating from UHPFC board to here.  (I'm 
bCN over there and MMM over at ff.net, in case you are wondering.)

I spent the last 2-3 hours browsing through and there are several 
important Snape topic/theories that hasn't been covered (I think):

1. The Pensieve scene with Bertha Jorkins.  Why is Dumbledore sad 
over a harmless gossip among students?  It just isn't the right 
reaction.  Would this have connections with the werewolf incident? 
Who was the boy that put a hex on Bertha?  Snape? Sirius? Who is 
Florence?  Why did Sirius seem to dislike Bertha so much?

2. Anyone notice that Potions seems to a very important plot device 
in the books?  In book 2, it's Polyjuice and Mandrakes restorative; 
book 3 it's the Wolfsbane Potion; book 4, it's Polyjuice again and 
Voldie came back using a Potion.
Anyone want to bet that Snape was the one who found the recipe for 
Voldie in the first place?  Would that be somehow related to his 
*mission*?

3. Neville and the memory charm.
This has been much discussed over at the UHPFC.  Bertha was forgetful 
because she had a memory charm put on her.  Now, Neville is also 
forgetful -- now, what if Neville also had a memory charm to make him 
forget about the torturing of his parents?
Now, remember Neville's Boggart?  The most horrible and frightening 
thing ever happen to Neville was the torture of his parents.  Okay, 
Snape can be intimidating but Neville's fear is unnatural.  What if 
Snape was present on the night the Longbottoms were tortured and 
Neville knows it, subconsciously?  Was he there to save Neville or is 
he just a plain evil man pretending to be good to save his own skin?


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