OoP: New idea how Snape might have proved himself

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 64205

Fitz: 
> LOL, I agree with you on what Snape possibly felt about being on 
the 
> right side, and losing all the power he might have being a DE. I 
too 
> can picture him saying those compliments + insults towards the Trio 
> too. No slings and arrows at all :)
> However, I suspect why he hated (or seemed to hate) Hermione was 
> because Hermione was in many aspects like him (intellectual, care a 
> lot about school work, not exactly social) but still manage to gain 
> the friendship of Harry and Ron.
> 
> Fitz


That's entirely possible, but Hermione, after Harry and Ron and now 
Ginny, doesn't have a lot of friends. She's not part of the girly-
girl clique Lavender and Parvati have and not part of the Sporty 
girls on the Quidditch team. 

I wonder where Snape's Slyth buddies were during the Penseive scene.

Even if they didn't like the guy all that much, at some point, House 
honor should dictate helping the guy out And if the Slyth code 
doesn't include helping each other, here was a chance to attack James 
and Sirius and honestly and credibly tell a teacher they were 
defending Snape.

Unless Snape wasn't a Slyth...

The problem is, while I agree Snape is probably a smart guy and did 
well, he clearly wasn't top in the year. James and Sirius both seem 
to outdistance him pretty easily. Hermione is clearly top in the 
class, which engenders a certain respect, even from people who 
consider her a bookworm know-it-all.

Darrin