The neverending Snape discussion.

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No: HPFGUIDX 8619

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, " Charmian" <sashibuya at h...> wrote:
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> And more Snape questions
> 
> 1)In PS/SS, why doesn't he just tell Dumbledore his suspicions about 
> Quirrel instead of running around after him, doing counterspells, 
> threatening him in the forest, etc.? 

	How do we know he didn't? I am working up a fan fic along those 
lines, but the basic idea is that the whole series of magical obstacles 
is set up as a trap to lure Voldie in front of the mirror of Erised, 
with the idea that he will be trapped there as Harry nearly was. That 
being the case, Dumble doesn't chase  Voldie off until it's clear the 
mirror idea isn't going to work. Snape's warnings are  meant to 
discourage Quirrel/Voldie from going after Harry before he's got his 
hands on the stone. Dumbledore must have felt the way I do when I have 
ant traps set up in the kitchen: much as I'd like to, bombing the 
little buggers with Windex would be counterproductive.
 
> 2)When Fluffy the Cerberus bites him (gee, Snape and canines just 
> don't mix, do they?) why does he need to get bandages instead of just 
> healing himself? (Minor wounds seem pretty easy to fix.) Or, going 
> for the Marvel No-Prize here, is it because it's an injury from a 
> magical beast?

	My theory is Snape has his reasons for avoiding Pomfrey. My 
question is, when did Snape get bitten? Quirrel says it happened while 
the troll was loose, but Snape doesn't seem to be limping when he runs 
into the girl's bathroom with the rest of the rescue party. Could it be 
he used a temporary healing spell, which was starting to wear off when 
Harry saw him limping and that's why the wounds were open and bloody 
when Harry finally saw him?
Pippin