Sirius, Severus and the Potters

darrin_burnett bard7696 at aol.com
Fri Jun 11 15:37:16 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 100835

 
> I was curious about this too.  Perhaps James knew Snape 
> before Hogwarts.  As you said, we already know that the 
> pureblood families are all interrelated.  Since harry is 
> supposedly like Voldemort, half and half, then could we assume 
> that James was a pure blood wizard?  And if we could, then 
> wouldn't it be very possible for him to be related to Snape?  The 
> Pensieve scene in the OotP reminded me with the way my 
> brothers were a long time ago, at around the same age.  They 
> hated each other.  They were always fighting and it was not 
> because either had done anything particular.  It was just 
> because they were there.  Now I am not saying that Snape and 
> James were that closely related, but that somehow they knew 
> each other in their youth.  And if their personailties were similar 
> at earlier ages, then James would still have been more popular 
> than Snape, and thus causing animosity between the two?

I'm seeing an opportunity to inject one of my favorite ludicrous 
theories!

The theory of House Switching.

There are five boys in one Gryff room this year. Harry, Ron, Neville, 
Dean and Seamus. 

It's pretty logical to assume that James, Sirius, Lupin and Pettigrew 
were roommates. Their level of friendship, the time needed to learn 
animagus together, their discovery of Lupin's secret, all indicate 
not only the same house, but the same room.

Now, the simplest explanation is that  there were only four Gryff 
boys in that year. Maybe that's even more logical because it was the 
height of V-Mort and people were in hiding or some kids, sadly, were 
dead already.

BUT WHAT IF... there WERE five?

And one was Severus Snape, sorted proudly into Gryffindor.

Until something, maybe a love of Dark Arts, maybe jealousy over Lily, 
maybe a major falling out with Sirius, made life so intolerable in 
that room that D-Dore had to step in and separate Snape from the 
Marauders.

Snape was allowed to be re-sorted.

If the hat bases the house selection on choice as much as ability -- 
as seen not only with Harry, but Draco, who was under the hat 
for .349 seconds before it said Slytherin -- then how do we allow for 
changing of minds?

Poke holes as you will. I'm not sure I believe it myself. :)

Darrin





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