[HPforGrownups] No fire in the office

[Derek Hiemforth]

No: HPFGUIDX 87956

Juleczka wrote:
>I think that something in McGonagall behaviuor is odd. Why did she light the
>fire the moment she step to his office? Dont you think it's rather rude? IMO
>McGonagall and Snape don't like each other that much to allow doing such
>things.

Derek:
Interesting.  It's easy to assume that Snape and McGonagall don't much
like each other, but I can't think of any canon to support that idea.
It's fairly clear (to Harry, our viewpoint) that McGonagall dislikes
Lockhart and Umbridge, so she's not *too* worried about not showing
dislike for a fellow professor to the students.  But I can't recall
any indication from McGonagall that she dislikes Snape.  (Or any
indication from Snape that he dislikes McGonagall any more than he
dislikes everyone else.)

Julia:
>I'm Vampire!Snape supporter. IMHO McGonagall did it because he knew that
>Snape didnt realise that in his office was so cold.

Derek:
IMO, that's one of the two most likely possibilities.  (ie., that
McGonagall knows from past experience that Snape keeps his office too
cold for the students' well-being, either because Snape is a vampire
or for whatever reason.)  The other is that this was simply a literary
device by JKR to illustrate that McGonagall is concerned about the
students' welfare (even when she is angry), while Snape is not.

- Derek