Is Snape intelligent?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 111382

 Totorivers:

> And sorry too if I seem harsh, but Snapethesuperspy sometimes gets 
> on my nerve, especially as he is shown in canon to be rather 
mediocre, 
> and to not think things through. And please give me quote of Snape 
> being particularly witty or something, because it is an assumption 
> everyone makes, and there *are* scenes where Snape seems 
> particularly dumb.


Alla:

OK. I.Do. Not. Defend. Snape. often. :o)Not at all, but today is one 
of those days.

I am with Nora Renka on this one. For the life of me, I don't see 
where many Snape fans find IceKing!Snape in canon.

Snape, as Shrieking Shack and Occlumency failure shows can be very, 
very emotional, IMO, BUT he is very intelligent too.


Hmmm. Quotes? How about Snape being the one who figured out that 
Quirrell is up to something? Of course, the fact that he probably 
did not go to Dumbledore does not speak in his favor. :o)


How about Snape being up to the task to prepare Wolfsbane for Remus?