Snape's trips away from Hogwarts

[Janet Anderson]

No: HPFGUIDX 51767

jestahijinx at hotmail.com said:

>I think the real message we're supposed to get from it is that Snape has
>"let himself go" - I think he's got a very dark history, and one of my
>theories is that he *can't* leave Hogwarts without exposing himself to
>terrible danger - that he's there, stuck in the Potions job and more or 
>less
>living in his dungeons, because that's where he's safe.
>
>Think about it:  he's never in Hogsmeade.  He's never down in Diagon Alley.

I think you're probably right about Snape being in danger, especially at the 
end of GoF, but I don't think his lack of on-screen appearances in Hogsmeade 
or Diagon Alley is proof.

Snape is not a social being. The trips to Hogsmeade are festive occasions to 
be enjoyed with friends. So who, exactly, would Snape go with -- Dumbledore? 
Only if Dumbledore specifically invited him, and  maybe not then.

As for Diagon Alley, he probably *does* go there, for potion supplies. Snape 
strikes me as the kind of person who wouldn't order by owl mail; he wants to 
examine his ingredients in person and he's very fussy about their quality.

When would he go? When he wasn't busy -- probably either on weekends, school 
holidays (including the Hogsmeade visits, ironically), or else he has the 
entire summer to do whatever he wants.

I wonder where Snape goes on vacation (assuming he leaves Hogwarts for any 
length of time)?


Janet Anderson


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