Bill's Visit, other Bill questions

[erinellii]

No: HPFGUIDX 86971

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "greatlit2003" <hieya at h...> 
wrote:  
> I have some questions regarding Bill. Was he at Hogwarts when Snape 
> first started teaching there? 

Erin:
Yes.  Even following the  timeline for Bill where he is the oldest 
possible, around 30 yrs, he still would have had one or two years of 
Snape.

greatlit2003:
 In 
> OoP, in Grimmauld Pl, when the kids are telling Harry about the 
> Order, Ginny mentions that Bill doesn't like Snape either. (sorry I 
> don't have my book with me for page numbers). This comment by Ginny 
> has always seemed a bit odd to me, a bit out of place. The kids 
> rarely talk about Bill or Charlie, and we know next to nothing 
about  these characters' beliefs. A comment thrown into the 
conversation  like that is just unusual. How would Bill, presumably 
spending years  in Egypt, know Snape enough to dislike him? I think 
it highly likely that something permanently bad will happen to one of 
the Weasleys, 
> whether they die or turn out to be a traitor. Percy is the obvious 
> choice, so knowing JKR, it won't be him. I have noticed that in the 
> past two books, a "cool" person has died. First Cedric, and then 
> Sirius. Bill is also described as being cool in GoF. A clue or a 
red 
> herring?
> 
> Any thoughts?



Erin:

I sense that perhaps you are ready for a BB GUN.  BB GUN stands for 
Bitter Bill Goes Undeniably Nefarious.  It posits that Bill will turn 
out to be the spy or traitor who will betray the Order of the Phoenix.
And, yes, Bill's cool clothes are important to it. If you're 
interested, the first two parts are posts 85610 and 85729.  I've been 
a bit stalled on the third part, but am still planning to get it 
posted before Christmas, and then after Christmas, plan on re-posting 
the whole thing in a non-TBAY format.

Bill's relationship with Snape is extremely important.  You'll have 
noticed that in each book, Snape has a special relationship with 
every suspect of wrongdoing, and JKR takes extreme care to show Harry 
Snape's reactions to each suspect, including all the DADA teachers, 
Karkaroff, and Filch, who showed his true colors in OoP.  Bill's 
dislike of Snape fits this pattern.  Be wary of Bill.

Erin