Crouch - Why We Started HP - Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 22463

I orginally had a one-liner response, but since it is easy for me to 
babble, I came up with more.  I'm such a good HPFGUer.

Eric Oppen - Right on!  I loved what you said about Crouch Sr., 
especially in relation to Winky.  As a card carrying member of SPEW (I 
am most like Hermione, after all), I found that scene and Sirius's 
comments later, very telling.  BTW, Sirius's comment about how a man 
treats his inferiors is possibly my favorite comment in the entire 
series.

I read everyone's posts about how we all started HP.  The 26 year old 
who hated reading - WOW!  I've always loved reading but I'm so pleased 
that HP made you a reader too.  I was also pleased to see that I am 
almost the only one who knew nothing of the hype but wanted to check 
out the books completely on my own.  Do I have good taste or what?  I 
also discovered "Holes" and "A Series of Unfortunate Events" that way.  
Maybe I should become a YA editor.

Snape - I dunno, Amanda, I might invite him over for dinner sometime.  
I do have a tough boyfriend to protect me.  Seriously, though, Snape 
is so fascinating; what I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall when 
he talks to Dumbledore.  Has he ever trusted anyone else the way he 
seems to trust the big D?  

--jenny from ravenclaw, who thinks that even Voldemort would have his 
work cut out for him if he went to the South Bronx, which is where my 
boyfriend grew up***********************************