[HPforGrownups] Re:_Where_Snape_belongs_on_the_family_tree?

[An'nai Jiriki]

No: HPFGUIDX 79278


--- marika_thestral <marika_thestral at yahoo.se> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, An'nai Jiriki
> <xmezumiiru at y...> 
> wrote:
> > <snip> 
> > Lastly, and a bit of a stretch, is that Snape
> > fulfilled the requirements for Slytherin, in all
> but
> > the pure-bred status, as a muggle-born. > > Chris
> 
> He defenitely didn't grow up among muggles. At least
> according to 
> Black, Snape knew a great number of curses when he
> came to Hogwarts. 
> It's very likely he leart those either for
> self-protection or because 
> he grew up in an environment where somebody (his
> father?) used them a 
> lot.
> 
> Marika (who likes Snape a lot, but in real life
> always would go for 
> somebody like Lupin)
> 

Like I said, it was a stretch, and what I said
earlier, a friend was saying that, and I repeated
because it was a good arguement. 

Besides, it was only Black who said that as
propoganda, and Black was laughing at the time.
Nowhere else is that said or disproved. Combined with
that, Hermione is muggle-born and she walked into
hogwarts able to do magic. "I've tried a few simple
spells just for practice..." (USPS HPatSS 105). 

Snape did not walk into the school and shoot off every
spell he knew. I'm sure he managed to get into the
library and found a book with either Dark Arts or
higher level magic. Black's statement could only have
been derived from the first few days to weeks of
school, as Gryffindors had/have little contact with
Slytherins.

I also use the fact that Snape was picked on and
teased.  If he was that good at Dark Arts walking into
Hogwarts, why would anyone want to pick on him?

Chris


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