Harry begins to act like someone I know...

[LadySawall at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 99580

In a message dated 05/27/2004 1:02:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Potioncat 
writes:

> I agree, Snape has either set himself up to look like the bad guy
> even when he isn't..or as a result of his not-so-pleasant personality
> he always looks like the buy guy.  This really contrasts with Crouch!Moody
> who did some really bad things, but looked "good" doing them.
> Can you imagine the reaction if Snape came into a DADA class and
> said, I'm going to imperio each of you because DD thinks you need to
> know how it feels?
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Jo Ann:

I think Snape would wind up on the wrong end of about twenty Stupefies.  That 
overgrown-bat chic of his really doesn't work for the whole trust thing.  I 
suspect his not-so-pleasant personality just makes it easier for him to 
intentionally look like the bad guy.

Now I'm wondering, though, whether there's more to it than just helping 
sustain a necessary illusion for the benefit of Draco and other Voldemort 
sympathizers.  Could there be a situation coming where Snape will have to go under such 
deep cover that everybody except DD thinks he really *has* gone back over to 
the Dark Side?  Hmmm.

Jo Ann

...who still wishes someone would ask Severus how *he* would have taught 
Neville to fight a boggart.


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