Snape questions for JK

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 108113

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "laura" <snapesangel2002 at y...>
wrote:
> Thanks everyone who posted for your advice on what to ask JKR, I 
> really needed it!
> 
> Well, I've made a *huge* list of Snape-related questions I'd love to 
> know the answers to (filled both sides of 2 A4 pages), spent hours 
> trawling through previous posts here, and of course, the books 
> themselves. I've put all the questions into categories of 'most 
> yearning to know' and 'most likely to be answered', crossed them off 
> one by one, and <<finally>> I'm down to the last four. They're not 
> worded perfectly but I'm allowing for the fact that I'll probably get 
> tongue-tied anyway, and I want to get straight to the point. So here 
> goes, in no real order:
> 
> 1) Can you give us any indication as to how Snape finds out what 
> Voldemort is saying to his Deatheaters?
> 
> 2) Why DOES Snape call Voldemort 'the Dark Lord'?
> 
> 3) Can you tell us anything about Snape's family, for example, if 
> they're 'pure-bloods' or if he's related to any of the characters 
> we've met so far?
> 
> And the killer question.....
> 
> 4) Is there any truth in the rumours that Snape loved Lily?
> 
> Questions 1 & 2 I decided on after reading 'Seen and Unforeseen' in 
> OOTP. I remember jumping for joy when Harry asked Snape question 2, 
> then being very ddisappointed when Trelawney distracted Snape from 
> answering - if only I knew what he was about to say! And I've been 
> dying to know the answer to no.1 since GOF.
> 
> However, 3 & 4 are my favourites, and are the ones I'm most likely to 
> ask her. I can see JK giving hints to either of these that would 
> start a whole new wave of theories (if we're lucky). I really want 
> her to settle the Snape/Lily speculation, or at least add fuel to it 
> anyway! I'm thinking of rephrasing it to include Lupin after David 
> Heyman's speculation that Lupin loved Lily 'in many ways' - JK's 
> spoken about this with him I'm sure.
> 
> So there you have it, none of these questions are final so 
> suggestions would be very welcome. I just hope to god I don't get 
> tongue-tied at the crucial moment!
> 
> Laura*

Carol:
But 4 is a yes/no question and won't provide us with much info even if
she does answer it. I'd much rather know why Voldemort trusts (or
mistrusts) Snape. (I know she won't tell us why Dumbledore does!) If
you do ask number 4, can you word it in such a way that it can't be
answered in just one word? Again, a "why" or a "how" will probably
lead to more info than an "is" or a "does."

Thanks,
Carol