OoP: Lack of Snape

[acciosirius]

No: HPFGUIDX 63916

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "melclaros" <melclaros at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, SnapesSlytherin at a... wrote:
> > Did anyone else notice that Snape is lacking in the "normal" 
places 
> in OoP?  
> > I know there's alot of Snape in Potions and in the lessons he's 
> giving Harry, 
> > but Snape isn't in the Great Hall anytime they're in there.  
When 
> Professor 
> > Umbridge is giving his speech, there's no mention of the "sallow 
> faced, hook 
> > nosed professor of potions" anywhere.  Does anyone else find 
that 
> odd?  Snape has 
> > to be there, because HRH would've commented on the fact that 
their 
> least 
> > favorite professor was missing.  Any ideas on why JRK left him 
out 
> of those 
> > situations?
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> I did indeed notice and most glaringly when he rushed out of his 
> office after hearing Trelawny wailing then seemingly dissapeared. 
> Very odd. In the previous books he would have been by DD and 
> MgG's...in this case of course McG's side constantly. 
> I wonder if he just had too much on his plate to deal with 
> co-deputy-heading or whatever he was (even unofficially) when the 
> triumverate was in place.  
> His role in this book was very, very different than it has been in 
> any of the others.
> 
> PS: If Snape was a vampire, Umbridge would have sacked him.
> 
> Melpomene

That's what I noticed as well - I didn't know if it was oversite, or 
if he did, indeed have so much going on that he wasn't there. 
Especially when they kept talking about the House Heads - Snape 
really didn't factor into that at all... curious!

Jen