Snape in SILK GOWNS

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No: HPFGUIDX 79181

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "laylalast" <liliana at w...> 
wrote:
> Since reading OotP I firmly believe that Snape is being set up to 
be 
> seriously accused of being at the evil side for sure. For instance, 
> after Harry's first occlumency lesson he has a dream in which LV is 
> very, very happy. The next day the trio reads in the Daily Prophet 
> that the DE's have escaped Azkaban. Ron's conclusion is that it is 
> that event that makes LV so very happy. Later on, the suggestion is 
> made by Ron (again) that Snape is in fact trying to open Harry's 
mind 
> a bit more for LV, through those occlumency lessons. Attentive 
> readers would now probably say: `Aha, JKR is leading us astray with 
> the happy event for LV! It is not the DE's escape, but LV now 
gaining 
> more access to Harry's mind, thanks to Snape.' 
> In fact (IMO) neither event is what LV makes so happy, but the 
> information that Kreacher gave to the Malfoys about the growing 
> father/brother relation between Harry and Sirius, and which was at 
> that moment passed on to LV. Only we learn this much, much later, 
in 
> the chapter where DD tells Harry all that he should have told 
> earlier. But the suggestion is made (by JKR): it is Snape's doing 
> that makes LV so happy.
> 
> Next the events leading to the `rescue mission' at the MoM (let me 
> call it that) leave Snape in a suspicious position as well. To say, 
> he is again a suspicious character as far as Harry is concerned. 
> Another set up for a serious accusation in one of the books to 
come, 
> again IMO.
> 
> So, how do I think that this will work out? Well, after presenting 
my 
> take or theory (whichever) on Snape being related to the Malfoys 
(see 
> my post 79062) in which I gave my opinion that the Agnes in St. 
> Mungo's is in fact his mother, I would like to add why I think this 
> is useful, by making this theory connect to SILK GOWNS.
> 
> In my reply to SILK GOWNS (post 79154) I agreed with the idea that 
> the gum that the Longbottoms apparently receive in much abundance, 
> contains something that keeps them incapacitated. Why couldn't this 
> something be a potion?     
> My theory is that the trio will somehow discover that Snape visits 
> St. Mungo's. Perhaps through Neville, who has seen Snape there. As 
> Harry, and Ron as well, are suspicious of him, they will connect 
this 
> with the Longbottoms. Next they will begin to wonder about the gum 
> and in some way discover that it has been tampered with.  So, as 
> Snape comes there regularly and he is a potion master, he used to 
be 
> a DE, he is still around LV
Oh, yes, a very neat accusation for 
Harry 
> and Ron to make. I think that Hermione has difficulties believ. I 
> even think that it is Lucius Malfoy's set up. That is why I 
suggested 
> in my post 79062 that he pays the bill for Agnes' stay at St. 
> Mungo's. Put Snape's mother in the same ward as the Longbottoms, 
use 
> (or let someone else use – a healer -) a potion to tamper with the 
> gum and who is the most obvious suspect? Not Lucius, but Snape. Add 
> his dubious past, his current connections to LV, the fact that 
Snape 
> is indebted to Lucius and Snape will have a difficult time proving 
> his innocence.
> 
> And this adds another twist to the story, what will DD do with 
this? 
> As DD has pointed out, more than once, he trusts Severus Snape. 
Will 
> he continue to do so? I think he should. Some posters here have 
> already said that DD's lenient behaviour with regard to the prank 
has 
> been the `tipping over' moment for Snape to join LV's side. I 
believe 
> that too, but feel that DD should now stick with Snape even if his 
> trust wavers. Because if DD doesn't, Snape will feel being let 
down, 
> again, and there is nothing that will stop him from joining LV 
really 
> and for good.
> My take (well, everything I write here is my take off course, but 
you 
> grasp my meaning) is that DD will stick with Snape. Leading to, at 
> the end, a scene at DD's office, explaining Snape's real situation 
to 
> Harry.
> 
> Well, I leave my theory and its connections to others for the 
moment. 
> Do I dare? Yes, I dare to take the liberty to add my own acronym to 
> SILK GOWNS:
> 
> Snape
> Soon
> Neatly 
> Accused &
> Proven
> Evil
> 
> in
> 
> Suspiciously
> Insane
> Longbottoms, the
> Key is the
> 
> Gum
> Or
> Wrappers, that
> Neville
> Saves
> 
> So, we find S SNAPE in SILK GOWNS.
> 
> Lilian, 

I think this is able to happen.  But I wonder if Malfoy isn't 
involved more than you may think.  If I remember correctly, Malfoy is 
the reason Bode was in St. Mungos.  It would then fit that he was the 
elderly wizard with the ear trumpet.  If he was visiting Bode and 
donating so much money to St. Mungos, couldn't he be the one who is 
poisoning the gum or having it poisoned?  I think he may possibly be 
having Snape make the potion that is used but he may not be telling 
Snape what he needs the potion for.  Interesting....
Susan