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

[mclellyn]

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> > Berit:
> > Sadly I don't have my books with me at the time, but I'm 
> > almost sure Snape HAS learned that the Hat wanted to put 
> > Harry in Slytherin. In Harry's Occlumency lessons, the 
> > first time (?) Snape "legilimens" Harry (and if my memory 
> > is not playig me a trick), one of the memories racing through 
> > Harry's head when Snape "wathces" them, are the Sorting 
> > hat telling Harry he would have done well in Slytherin... 
> 
> Geoff:
> Oh yes, you're quite right. I almost missed it having just trawled 
> through the Occlumency bits about three times.....
> <snip book quote>


Gadfly McLellyn:
In reading this post I couldn't help but imagine that when Snape was 
sorted that the Sorting hat told him that he would do well in 
Gryffindor, but do to his mudblood bias at the time (his remarks to 
Lily we learned about in the pensieve) that maybe he asked to be put 
in Slytherin.  Especially after the lessons where Snape and Harry 
both learn to what degree the other had been bullied similarly when 
they were children.  I couldn't help but think maybe they had similar 
but opposite experiences under the sorting hat.  Snape certainly is 
showing great bravery by working for the Order who love mudbloods 
while he is the Head of Slytherin House.  

Gadfly McLellyn