Snape, Sirius and The Prank...

[melclaros <melclaros@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48069

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, w charles <wen4124 at y...> wrote:
> Does anyone know for sure that Snape was in Slytherin House? > 
> 

We have Sirius' story in GOF that "he was part of a group of 
Slytherins...."
I find it very difficult to believe that Snape could have been 
thought of like Neville in *any* way. Even Snape haters have to admit 
the man is no Neville Longbottom! In that same chapter, Black also 
says Snape was "famous" at school for knowing more curses in his fist 
year than most 7th year students. Is Neville famous for knowing 
ANYTHING? 
I've actually been thinking of that particular description while 
reading the "Why Snape Appeals" thread. A lot of people seem to think 
that Severus as a boy was a loner and an outsider. I've never seen 
him that way. Kids who are "famous" for some sort of skill usually 
have a following. Ok, maybe his wasn't a following of squeaky clean 
preppy types, but I'll bet he had a posse. I don't, however see him 
as an overt bully with it. I see him more as a puppeteer sending one 
of his willing acolytes in to do his dirty work (with the notable 
exception of snooping) and only when he deemed it necessary. (Observe 
his whispering of the serpentsortia curse for Malfoy in CoS.) 
Wouldn't that just hack off someone like Sirius Black to no end?
Heh heh

Melpomene--lining up for her assignment at the acolytes' table!