Harry and Snape

[sedyn2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 61186

Hels wrote:
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>Could it be that Snape is jealous for some reason? He 
> is ambitious and is absolutely furious when he realises Sirius has 
> escaped. He is correct in assuming Harry is involved but his fury 
> extends further than rule breaking. He cross that an old rival has 
> escaped but also that he loses the recognition for saving the trio 
> and bringing a supposed DE to trial. Could it be that his hatred of 
> Harry is due to the WW not recognising an earlier achievement - one 
> for which Harry has unknowingly taken the credit? Was Snape present 
> at Godric Hollow at the fall of Voldemort? Was he the real reason 
why 
> Voldemort failed to kill Harry? Did Snape kill Voldemort and 
prevent 
> Harry from being cursed? If so, it would account for Harry's 
survival 
> and Dumbledore's trust. The question would be 'why does the 
wizarding 
> world not know about it'?

Hi, I'm Verena, 19 years old and from Germany. I've been lurking for 
quite a long time (although I just had to reregister some days ago 
for some reason) and really enjoy this list. My English probably 
isn't the best so thanks in advance to the List Elf who puts up with 
proofreading this post.

I've been toying with an idea for several days and even tried to 
engage my mother into a conversation but she doesn't like Snape and 
didn't even remember his opening speech. Other people I bugged with 
my theories never read the books and just gave me slightly confused 
looks ...

"I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper 
death ..."
There were discussion about the metaphorical meaning of Snape's 
opening speech in first day of potions class. I used to 
think "stopper death" referred to putting a stopper on a bottle of 
poison or to brew an antidote and that "bottle fame, brew glory" 
might refer to academical fame since I can't imagine literally having 
fame and glory in a bottle. 

Snape often makes references to Harry's fame and although Snape is my 
favourite character I think it might be out of some kind of jealousy 
(among other things). But if he can bottle fame and brew glory, why 
not do it if he really wants it and it is that simple for him?

Some days ago I read something that made me rethink my interpretation 
of his little speech. I don't know where I read it, if it even was a 
post, who wrote it or even what it was about. I think it was a 
combination of posts on several lists and the one I replied to was 
one of it, but if I'm discrediting anybody here I'm terribly sorry.

My theory is that the speech is about only one potion (or perhaps the 
speech has a double meaning) that together with Lily's sacrifice 
protected Harry in the night his parents were killed. Surviving the 
killing curse and seemingly killing Voldemort made Harry famous. He 
gets the credit for something he actually didn't had any active part 
in.

I could go on and on about Lily`s sacrifices and Snape`s
Potion skills but since it's my first post I think I'll leave it here 
and hope I didn't made any really embarrassing mistakes.

I admit this theory it a bit far-fetched but all these spoilers made 
my imagination run wild and I have to do something while waiting for 
OOP :)
Sedyn