[HPforGrownups] Re: James the Berk?

[charme]

No: HPFGUIDX 105712


>Demetra:
Welcome to the group.  Interesting theory on Snape's sorting.  You
are right, James and Sirius would have already been sorted into
Gryffindor before Snape's turn at the hat.  Maybe what was similar to
Harry's sorting was that Snape had a negative encounter with Sirius
and/or James prior to the sorting, like Harry did with Draco.
Perhaps Snape even asked not to be placed in the same house as James
and Sirius.  I'm not saying that the hat *would* have put Snape in
Gryffindor, just that Snape would not have wanted to be in the same
house with the others.<


charme:

Thanks :) I have a bit of a weird obsession with Snape ever since GoF;
frankly, he's the most interesting character in the whole series to me. He
reminds me of your typical brainiac or the equivalent of the modern day
geek, and I think his boggart would be a perception of failure just like
Hermione's. There's also a certain duality to Severus (I just love his name)
from the tyrant professor who hates Harry, to someone does try to help him
in his weird, maniacal way. For example, in OoP he really does flip out when
he thinks that Harry isn't progressing at Occlumency: he *knows* from
experience just the kind of weaknesses Voldemort exploited in him and needs
to impress the urgency on Harry his suspicions of the results if Harry
doesn't succeed.

I'm not a Snape-had-a-unrequited-love-thing-for-Lily theory supporter.
Rather, I think Lily was one of the few people who ever stuck up for Snape
(we know she does in canon,) and perhaps this also indebted him for a
different reason to her than to James for saving his life: Snape was only in
a position to have his life saved because of Sirius and while he'd hate
James for it, I'm not sure how indebted someone who thinks as logically as
Snape does would feel.  On the other hand, someone who shows you a kindness
or support when you feel like an outsider is usually never forgotten, no
matter how you react at the moment.  The memories Harry has of the night
James and Lily were killed are particularly interesting, since I believe
they are the combination of 2 memories and not just 1. The "silly girl"
reference by one of the voices has stuck with me since I first read it, and
I won't be surprised to learn  Snape was there before Voldemort came  and
helped Lily with either a potion, charm or both for Harry as protection
"just in case."

Ya'll probably think I've gone loony on you :)