[HPforGrownups] "Old and Valuable" Whomping Willow - But Why?

[Vincent Maston]

No: HPFGUIDX 109596

Brenda M. a crit :
> Apologies for lack of exact quotation, but when Snape is lecturing
> them about damaging the Whomping Willow, he describes it as "old and
> valuable".  Also Harry's description has it "ancient tree".
> 
[snip snip, said the scissors]
 >
> And why valuable?  Sure, it provides the entrance to Shrieking Shack,
> but is there more than meets the eye?  It rings a pair of odd bells,
> seeing how Snape describes it 'valuable'.  Severus Snape, of all
> people, who would love to squash it if possible, I bet.
> 
> Any thoughts?

Well, for dear old Snape, anything is good enough to punish Potter.
If Ron and him had crashed into a big block of cement, he would have 
said it to be the most beautiful and enchated big block of cement ever, 
I think...


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