[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape's love

[devika261 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 18398

I have been intrigued by the reports of Snape as a student.  Turning 
 up at Hogwarts knowing more curses/hexes/dark arts than any 6th year 
 students I find particularly interesting.  Where did he learn this 
 from?  Who are his parents?  What kind of background does he come 
 from?  The Marauders make him out to be a very unpopular character, 
 so in this he differs from Draco, who is at least popular with his 
 own housemates.   This may be the Marauders' POV.  I tend to think of 
 him as similar, and much less pleasant as the Hermione we first 
 encounter - the rigid adherence to rules, a know-it-all etc.  I get 
 the feeling that he tried very hard to be teachers' pet, but that 
 even the majority of the teachers found him repellent.  Perhaps one 
 of the reasons he puts Hermione down, besides her house and 
 friendship with Harry, is because he was treated in a similar way 
 when at school.

I think that's a really good observation.  For some reason, I have a hunch that this might perhaps tie in with Snape's connection to the Malfoys?  You never know.
:) Devika