Sirius Luring Snape

dumbledore11214 dumbledore11214 at yahoo.com
Sun Jul 18 21:31:29 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 106796

> > Alla wrote previously:
> > 
> > Yes, I know that everyone is distantly related, but I am thinking 
>  more about direct relatives. There was something that Harry did 
> not  pay attention to on that tapestry, right? Another surprise for 
> us?<
> 
> Pippin replied:
> Could be.  I just don't think that a major plot point is going to 
> hinge on long lost relatives. Too Star Wars.



Alla: 

I don't think I agree . Snape and Sirius are not main protagonists. I 
don't think them being closely related will influence major plot 
point , just helps to explain their animosity. (Voldemort as Harry's 
father on the other hand :o))

Consider the infamous:

"Snape knew more curses when he arrived at school than half of the 
kids in seventh year..." GoF, paperback, p.531

I think it is a reasonable assumption that Sirius knew Snape before 
school.

Of course, you can also argue that Snape was the object of deep 
fascination for Sirius the moment he arrived at school. :o) 


> Pippin:
> I've thought of that...trouble is, the chronology doesn't fit. If 
the 
> prank happened in sixth year, then James hadn't started going 
> out with Lily yet. On the other hand maybe that's the point. It 
> would be very funny and a typical JKR twist if Snape-as-James 
> was somehow responsible for Lily's change of heart. Maybe...


Alla: LOL! You never know. 
>  






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