Snape the Gryffindor or Ravenclaw?!

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 93235

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "snapesmate" <snapesmate at h...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Doriane" <delwynmarch at y...> 
> wrote:
> ><snip> 
> > Del :
> > Would that mean that Luna (a Ravenclaw if I'm not mistaken) is 
in a 
> > gang of Gryffindors ? 
> > 
> > Del
> 
> Yes!  You could in fact, say this.  Especially knowing the way JKR 
> loves to carefully word things.  That is why I started wondering 
> about Snape's house, particularly after rereading Sirius' remark 
> about Snape hanging out with the "older Slytherins".  I can't help 
> but wonder if they knew about Voldemort while they were in their 
7th 
> year and were possibly keeping an eye out for prospective co-
> supporters (even if they were not yet DEs, I am sure they were 
aware 
> of folks "backing" Voldemort's plans).  Who better than an 
> impressionable young student with a talent for the dark arts and 
not 
> many/any other friends?  Although, I am sure we will find out 
Snape 
> is related to either Malfoy Sr. or the Blacks, or both considering 
> all the WW inbreeding of "pure-blood" fanatics.
> Lynnette, who thinks Snape IS a good guy, even if he is NOT a nice
> guy!
> 


Potioncat:
 Except that Luna isn't in a gang of Gryffindors, she's in 
Dumbledore's Army which has three different houses in it.  

And yes, if Severus had been in say Hufflepuff, but hung out with a 
group of Slytherins the sentence would still be correct. But, in the 
overall conversation it makes more sense that Serius was saying 
Snape was in Slytherin at a time that many Slytherins were becoming 
DE's.

Have you come across any canon that says Severus was hanging around 
older students? The portion I found doesn't say the others were 
older than he was. Of course, he would be familiar with older 
students, just like Harry knows Percy and Oliver Wood.  And the 
older students who became DE's would certainly know who to approach 
about joining the club.  After all, we're told Snape was famous for 
his curses.

I think we'll discover a family connection to someone as well.  He 
sure sounds just like old Phineas if you ask me.

Potioncat