[HPforGrownups] Severus, Sever Us?/members of the order

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 73870

Karen wrote:

> probably way off, here, but since JKR has used names frequently to 
> define people, could she be suggesting that Severus Snape is a key 
> to whether or not the houses can be united? Severus isn't exactly a 
> common name, and it can all to easily be made into Sever us, 
> or "divide us". 

Yes, JKR does use names to define people, but Severus does define Snape as it is.  "Severus" is Latin for grave, strict, austere, stern, severe, forbidding.  We get the word severe from Latin, and that pretty much sums up Snape.

Michele Childs, snosageau,and Bill  wrote: (I'm combining the list together for convenience)

1-Dumbledore 
2-Moody 
3-Tonks 
4-Mundungus 
5-Snape 
6-Molly Weasley 
7-Arthur Weasley 
8-Lupin 
9-Sirius Black 
10-Hagrid 
11-Arabella Figg (a Squib)
12) Bill  
13) Charlie (working o/seas) 
14) Kingsley  
15) McGonnagal
16) Elphias Doge 
17) Dedalus Diggle 
18) Emmeline Vance 
19) Sturgis Podmore 
20) Hestia Jones

This makes me wonder about Neville's gran.  Is she in the Order and not mentioned?  She seems a likely candidate.

KFC4588 wrote:

>Isn't snape in the order too?

Yep, listed as number 5 above.

Richelle


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