Most burning Snape question?

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No: HPFGUIDX 107499

Laura wrote:
1) Is Snape a pure blood?

Neri:
This is a good question. In general I think yes/no questions are the 
best because they have only three possible answers: yes, no and "I 
can't answer that". The third answer is actually the best because 
then you know you've hit gold.

Laura:
2) Why did he join/leave the Deatheaters?

Neri:
This is IMO an example of a bad question, because we are already 
pretty sure that the reasons he joined/left the DEs are important. So 
if JKR answers "I can't tell you" we don't learn much. If she 
actually gives a reason, it means that this is actually not as 
important as we thought. In both cases the answer will be  
disappointing, although more useful in the second case.

Laura:
3) Has he ever been married/engaged?

Neri:
A good one, for the same reason as 1. However, you might be in for a 
disappointment here. I'd remind you that JKR had already laughed 
herself silly when asked if anybody was in love with him, and 
answered: "why would anybody want to?".

Laura:
4) Will he ever get the DADA position?

Neri:
A good question, for the same reason as 1. Almost any possible answer 
I can think of will be interesting.

Laura:
5) Why did he flinch in GOF when Lucius was named as a DE in the
hospital wing?

Neri:
Not so good, same reason as 2.

Laura:
I really can't think of any more, I'm too excited to think! 

Neri:
Was Snape in the graveyard with the other death eaters after 
Voldemort was reborn?

Did Snape go to Voldemort after Dumbledore asked him "are you ready"?

Does Snape use Occlumency in his job for the Order?
  
When Snape was a death eater, did he know Lucius was a death eater 
too?

Was Snape the eavesdropper who overheard the Prophecy in the Hog's 
Head?

Did Snape commit any terrible things during his time as a death eater?

Did Voldemort originally sent Snape to Dumbledore as Voldemort's spy?

Did Snape become a teacher in Hogwarts before or after the Potters' 
death? 

 

Congratulations and good luck!

Neri