The inner Snape (was:Re: Grey laundry - depression) longish

[jwcpgh]

No: HPFGUIDX 76953

--- > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jwcpgh" <jwcpgh at y...> 
wrote:
Laura:
I don't agree that most of the people in the Order don't like Snape-
> I 
> > don't see any evidence of this in the text. <snip> 

In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sophineclaire" <metal_tiara at h...> 
wrote:

>  When Harry firsts arrives at HQ, Ginny says that Bill doesn't like 
> him {Snape} or Bill doesn't even like Snape, I know those sentences 
> have very different connotations so could someone please specify 
the 
> correct one?   
>    I don't know if his opinion changed but if the Penseive scene in 
> GOF means anything, Moody doesn't trust Snape. <snip>
> 
>     I may be making an erroneous assumption here but could Tonks 
> possibly be a Slytherin, more so a Slytherin from Snape's era of 
> teacher. <snip> 

> -SophineClaire

Laura again:

Several generations are involved in the Order.  Those who may have 
had Snape as a teacher (Bill, Tonks) may not harbor particularly warm 
feelings toward him.  Can you imagine Tonks in Potions class?  She'd 
be Neville with an attitude-Snape would have detested her.

Then there are those who are his contemporaries, who in OoP would be 
Sirius and Remus.  Remus, sweetie that he is, would just as soon let 
bygones be bygones.  

Then there are those who are older than SS, which would include Molly 
and Arthur, McGonagall and DD.  My impression is that the people who 
were in the advance guard were mostly Molly and ARthur's ages or 
thereabouts.  Shackelbolt (sp? don't have my book with me) seems to 
be a career MoM type.  I don't have text to support this, though.  
Mad-Eye, of course, isn't the forgiving type, so we know where he 
stands.  But I don't see evidence of hostility from anyone else in 
this group.  I agree that McGonagall and SS have a cordial 
relationship.

So I think that the brevity of Snape's visits to Grimmauld Place has 
to do with Snape rather than the Order.  He's not exactly the social 
butterfly of the WW at the best of times, and he probably figures 
that the less time he spends at HQ the safer he is.  Besides, this 
*is* Sirius's house, and Snape has to be extremely uncomfortable 
there.  Still, if he decided to hang out, debrief and have a glass of 
wine with the crew, I don't see that anyone (except Sirius) would 
have discouraged him.  They all know what a dangerous position SS has 
placed himself in and they have to respect him for that.