Who would love Snape?

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No: HPFGUIDX 107018

Wanderingstar wrote:
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  In particular, I thought about  animals that like or prefer the 
cold, are at least partially black,  white (pale skin), and might 
have some yellow coloring (teeth), that can be found in Europe, that 
might be able to fly or at least have a  wingspan (bat references), 
and that have a NEED for some kind of  grease or oil for their well-
being.  Here is what I found:
> 
> SWANS: Cygnus Coscoroba 
> Yes, wouldn't this be odd ... or maybe not so odd, considering the 
> Hans Christian Andersen tale?  
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> "All Mute Swans in Britain are considered the property of the 
British monarch" I just thought that was funny, sorry.
> 
>> History and Mythology
> In Greek mythology, the constellation represents several different 
> legendary swans. Zeus disguised himself as a swan to rape Leda, 
who 
> gave birth to the Gemini, Helen of Troy, and Clytemnestra. 


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Father of twins???????????  Canon proof! Snape the Ugly Duckling!   
And the rape fits with his DE history. Belonging to the Monarch 
along with the tale of the Swan Princess...he's also the HBP!!!

Congratultions, Newby, you've solved two puzzles!  ;-)

Welcome.  I can see you'll fit right in!  Let me warn you, it'll be 
the toss away line or the not serious line that will generate the 
most responses on this list!  Ask me or Carol!

When I came up with my horrible theory, I was reading Snape's Worst 
Memory.  I realized that the Mauraders were all described in ways 
that fit their animal form.  Then I realized Snape was too.  He 
moved spider like.  He sat in the deepest shadow.  Sometimes he is 
speaks in a waspish voice.  He sounds buggy.(Buggish?)  In one scene 
(not sure of book) Harry imagines a beetle with Snape's face as he 
grounds it into powder. 

At the time we were all wondering why Lupin's Boggart turns into a 
cockroach  (Who thinks cockroaches are funny?)  Then right after the 
Worst Memory Snape throws cockroaches.  So thats sort of where the 
cockroach idea came from. Not too long after that I read an 
interview whre JKR said she likes writing Snape but she wouldn't 
want to have dinner with him and I almost choked! 

Anyway, I much prefer Severus the Swan Prince

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