[HPforGrownups] Snape's House

[Jacqueline Hendries]

No: HPFGUIDX 42609

> "the gremlin" writes:
> 
> > We are debating as to what house Snape might have been in.
> > Logically, he was most likely in Slytherin, but I am lookin for
> > evidence that he wasn't. My boyfriend as pointed out Sirius's
> remark
> > about Snape in GoF: "...and he was part of a gang of Slytherins who
> > nearly all turned out to be Death Eaters" (pg. 531). I told him
> that
> > this doesn't necessarily mean Snape was in Slytherin, and he could
> > have been in Ravenclaw and hung out with Slytherins.
> > Does anyone else have evidence supporting or debunking this?

And Richelle responded:
> Well, I don't see how you can be "part of a gang of Slytherins"
> without
> being a Slytherin.  If Snape had not been a Slytherin it would have
> read
> "ran with a gang of Slytherins."  But it says "part of a gang of
> Slytherins"
> which means he *was* a Slytherin unless there's a huge error in the
> wording.
> The only possible way he could've not been in Slytherin his entire
> time was
> if the possibility of resorting is brought into play.  But there's no
> evidence that one can be resorted and moved to another house.

Now my two knuts:
I agree with Richelle. Besides this, I think it's highly unlikely that
Snape would be made Head of Slytherin house (particularly at such a
young age) and show them so much favouritism if he had not been a
Slytherin himself. We've debated Snape's house (along with what house
each of the Marauders was in), and I really think common sense has to
rule with these. Snape was a Slyth, and the Marauders were probably all
Gryffindors. Actually, I speculate that Pettigrew may not have been, as
he doesn't seem to show much of that Gryffindor courage... but I'm
pretty sure he wasn't a Slytherin, and he doesn't seem to fit any of
the other houses, either. Which brings me to another point - what could
PP have done that was courageous enough to merit being sorted into
Gryffindor? Or does the Hat only asses your potential? Hmm...

~ Aloha Moira, who enjoys contradicting herself

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