Sirius, Severus and the Potters

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No: HPFGUIDX 100836

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "darrin_burnett" > 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


Darrin, actually I share your ludicrous assumption to the point. :o)

I believe that Snape was in Gryffindor and never switched houses.

"Run with the gang of Slytherins" does not equal "was in Slytherin"

If Snape was number five in the dormitory, him folowwing Marauders 
makes more sense than if he was in Slytherin. He wanted to be their 
friend, they did not like him.

Alla