[HPforGrownups] Snape: The fact that he exists

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In a message dated 15/07/03 14:53:39 GMT Daylight Time, 
carol_sutcliffe at yahoo.co.uk writes:


> Why does James hate Snape so much? 
> 
> Is it just vile bullying, picking on the weak or outcast in the way 
> that teenagers (and for that matter some adults) will in order to 
> deflect attention and make sure that it happens to others and not to 
> you. Could be the case for Peter but not for James when you consider 
> that James is an attention seeker and all round 'cool dude'. 
> 
> Is it because he thinks (or knows) that Snape is wholly or part-
> vampire (I'm quite firmly in this camp although aware that JKR has 
> stated that she's planted alot of red herrrings).
> 
> Having spent alot of time searching the messages one possibility I 
> haven't managed to find anyone else raising is that Snape is or is 
> perceived to be gay. James may have a prejudice, heightened by his 
> denial that one of his friends is gay. I know that the subject of 
> Sirius being gay has been raised but it is Lupin who neither 
> acknowledges, condones or prevents the bullying. He tries to distance 
> himself. 
> 
> I believe that this is because he knows that he has a parallel with 
> Snape is some way. It is either the vampire/werewolf thing or that 
> they are both gay.
> 
> I'd love to hear if this has occured to anyone else.
> 
> Pooh

Im not entirely convinced that JK will ever bring up homosexuality. 
The vampire thing is of course possible, but its not something I personally 
believe.
I think that James bullied him because he was an easy target, which was in 
the canon that James started on Snape for no reason.

One little theory I have come up with which is slightly off topic, I think 
Harry will one day soon address Snape as 'Snilvellus' out of anger.  There was 
emphasis on this nick name by Sirius in the present day (when Snape and Sirius 
had the row in the kitchen) by Lily in the memory (when Snape called her a 
mudblood), and James in the memory.

I think its a little name that will come up again, since neither James or 
Sirius are around to call him it again and I dont think its the end of it.


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