Sirius and Remus (More names..., Severus Snape)

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Finwitch wrote:
> 
> Or, Severus: a latinism of severe? (suits him, doesn't it?)
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> 
> - Dumbledore trusts him, Harry doesn't. SS seems to be trustworthy 
to 
> the Order, but he seems to be trustworthy to DEs, too! And mind 
you, 
> just because Dumbledore trusts him, does not mean that anyone else 
> should. He's not all-knowing. (or Wormtail would have been known 
to 
> be the spy long before he could betray the Potters!)


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I find it interesting that Severus and Lucius are named after the 
same person: Lucius Septimius Severus, a Roman Emperor who died in 
York.
Here's an interesting quote about him:

 He ruled with vigor and, when he found it useful, a calculated 
cruelty. Caracalla succeeded him.    
See study by A. R. Birley (1971).     
  
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright © 2003 Columbia 
University Press.
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