Snape's reaction to Harry in Slytherin (was : Re: Changing Houses)

[Doriane]

No: HPFGUIDX 93304

> > Del:
> >  Moreover, in CoS, Harry is very troubled by the fact that the 
> > Sorting Hat wanted to put him in Slytherin, it's his dark little 
> > secret, and we are told that he hasn't mentioned it to anyone. 
> > And as far as I can remember, he still hasn't.
> 
> JoAnna:
> 
> Actually, he told Dumbledore at the end of CoS; that's when 
> Dumbledore made his famous, "It's our choices rather than our 
> abilities that define who we are" speech and showed him that the 
> sword said Godric Gryffindor.

Del :
Argh, another one who remembered :-) !
And I'm still very troubled when I remember that speech and the fact 
that Harry chose to use the Cruciatus curse in OoP...

JoAnna :
> Apart from Dumbledore, however, I don't think anyone else knew.  
> (Unless that was one of his memories Snape saw during the 
> Occulmency lessons?... I don't have my copy of OotP handy so I 
> can't say for sure.)

Del :
I don't have my books either, but I'd love to know what would go on 
in Snape's head if/when he learned that Harry should have been in 
Slytherin according to the Sorting Hat. One of the reasons he's so 
mad at Harry is because Harry is in Gryffindor just like James and 
Sirius, so he sees the son as bound to follow in the father's 
footsteps. So how would he have reacted if Harry had been landed in 
Slytherin ? He would have been forced to review his judgment 
somehow, and I wonder what would have come out of it ?

Del