Moody/Snape

[Anne(Anja)]

No: HPFGUIDX 56739

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rane_ab" <rane_ab at h...> wrote:
> Just sth that struck me as a little uncharacteristical... Somewhere 
> in GoF (beginning of school year), it is said that Snape avoids 
> looking Moody in the eye (or sth like that).
> Now, obviously, Moody would know about Snape's DE past (we know he 
> does as he says so in one of the scenes in the pensieve). Now, it 
> would seem logical that Snape wasn't looking at Moody because he 
felt 
> embarassed. But that just seems so unlike Snape. 

It's unlike the Snape we got to know during the Harry's classes , 
that's true. Still I am not completely convinced that we've already 
been shown his true self. Like I said before , I think that he is not 
as self-confident as he wants others to believe he is . 
It seems like he desperately tries to avoid everything that might 
remind him of his past as a DE . We know from the scene in he 
Pensieve that the real Moody is somewhat sceptical about trusting 
Snape and I believe the latter is totally aware of these misgivings.
I am not completely sure if Snape actually has to FEAR Moody , 
nevertheless I do believe that he decided to be careful from the 
moment he knew that the Auror had been hired as new DADA teacher.

Maybe he also feared that Moody might be able to destroy Dumbledore's 
trust in him. For Snape , Dumbledore's trust , maybe also his 
friendship , seem to be the most important things in life. At least 
that was what came to my mind after reading what was said after Snape 
mentions Moody searching his office :

Moodys face twisted into a smile. "Auror's privilege, Snape. 
Dumbledore told me
to keep an eye -"
"Dumbledore happens to trust me," said Snape through clenched 
teeth. "I refuse to
believe that he gave you orders to search my office!"

(GoF , p. 305)

This makes me believe that Snape is very anxious someone might 
actually be able to make the Headmaster mistrust him (like probably 
most people in the Wizarding World would do if they knew about his 
past).
Even if his trial took place in public (and I believe it did) it 
doesn't seem to be public knowledge in the WW that he once was a DE. 
Otherwise , people would probably be worried about an ex-DE being 
their children's teacher (like they were worried about a werewolf 
teaching their children) .
And when you think about it , someone as paranoid as Moody would have 
been clearly capable of bringing Snape's past to public and therefore 
destroy his reputation. Although I don't think Dumbledore would have 
made him leave , I doubt that he would have been able to go on 
teaching like nothing had happened.

This is an interesting topic and I hope we will see some more 
interaction between Snape and the real Moody in the upcoming books.

        Anja (who has gotten addicted to the discussions on this list)