Theory on Snape

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 109415

Saraquel
"I have a big problem with this scene in PS (p140 UK pb) which implies 
that whatever Quirrel thought he was doing to Harry's broom, it 
didn't stop when Hermione knocked him over:<snip>
It took perhaps 30 seconds for Snape to realise that he was on fire.  
A sudden yelp told her she had done her job. Scooping the fire off 
him into a little jar in her pocket she scrambled back along the row -
Snape would never know what had happened.
It was enough.  Up in the air, Harry was suddenly able to clamber 
back on to his broom.'<snip>
To me, this means that Harry couldn't clamber back onto the broom for 
a good 30 seconds after Hermione broke Quirrell's eye contact with 
Harry's broom.  So what was going on here, were both Quirrel and 
Snape hexing Harry's broom and why was it important for Hermione to 
scoop the fire up again?"

DuffyPoo:

"No, no, no. I tried to kill you.  Your friend Miss Granger accidentally knocked me over as she rushed to set fire to Snape at that Quidditch match.  She broke my eye contact with you.  I'd have managed it before then if Snape hadn't been muttering a counter-curse, trying to save you." (PS - The Man With Two Faces)  I can't explain the 30 seconds, I'm afraid, maybe it takes that long for a jinx to subside.  As to Hermine scooping up the fire, she wasn't trying to kill Snape, just slow him down.  She's very good at making portable fires and had used one, kept in a jam jar, just a day or two before the Quidditch match to keep the Trio warm while standing outside during break/lunch.  Snape approached them, at that time, and took the book HP had been reading, they were afraid he had seen the fire.  Perhaps Hermione didn't what to be the suspect here.  I expect Quirrell didn't report her setting fire to Snape because then he would have had to report himself.

Saraquel"
The jury's still out on, is Snape ESE? Can't tell you where, but I 
recently read that JKR has warned us about feeling too sorry for 
Snape! I also agree somewhat with Nora
>I promised myself I was going to stay outta Snapethreads. We always
>end up arguing unknown points of fact, and there are enough of those
>that no one can decently argue interpretation, at the moment
Snape is a pivotal character in understanding so much that I think 
JKR has deliberately kept us in the dark with him and we really do 
need more information before we can even think of pieceing things 
together.

DuffyPoo:
Yes, JKR has deliberately kept us in the dark about many things and many people, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun theorizing and speculating.  Besides, I don't feel the least bit sorry for Snape, I don't see a great deal to feel sorry for him for.  He didn't have to accept DD's idea to join the DEs (my theory).  He made the decision to do so and got himself out of the need to do many nasty deeds by taking LV up on the offer to spy on DD.  

If you follow my posts at all, and why would you really, I very seldom post to Snape threads.  For that matter, I very seldom read Snape threads - sorry to those who post about Snape regularly.  I started working on this theory probably before I found this list.  I was trying to figure out Snape for myself.  If I had kept working on the theory instead of posting it when I did - I added to or deleted from it nearly every day for three or four weeks - I would probably have come around to a different conclusion.  As I said, when I started working on the thing, I was convinced Snape was a double agent.  Working both sides against the middle.  In fact, I read something yesterday, in PoA that has nearly shattered my theory totally, but that doesn't matter.  I'm not hanging on to with with my teeth.  



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