Where was Snape?

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 36500

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amanda" <editor at t...> wrote:
> Finwitch said, about Snape,
> 
> > He was protecting Harry (despite hating him) - because by doing
so,
> > he's paying the debt he owes to Harry's father and he hates being
in
> > that life-debt.
> 
> May I throw out for general consideration, the following: to a
degree, the
> above is in the same league with "Snape wants the DADA position."
The source
> is better: Dumbledore rather than Percy. However, it *is* still
hearsay, not
> spoken by Snape himself, ever. Given when Dumbledore said it, I
suspect it
> is a half-truth and there's more to Snape's motivations. 

And in fact we later learn that Snape hated James before James saved
his life, so it can't be accurate to say Snape hates him because of
it.  I think the Prank did increase Snape's hatred, by forcing him to
feel indebted to an enemy -- something he obviously resents.

My own theory on PS/SS is that Dumbledore allowed Harry to confront
Quirrel/Voldy for his own reasons; so Snape wasn't there because
Dumbledore held him off.

Marina
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