Snape the rabbit (was: Re: The length of the Pensieve Scene)

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No: HPFGUIDX 118205


 potioncat wrote:
> > Another thought I had was that in the Pensieve scene, the 
> > marauders are described in animal-like ways.  Just happens
> > to be the very animals they turn into.  So I wondered if 
> > Snape was being described that way too, <snip>
>
> Hickengruendler:
> But wasn't Sirius described as a dog who smelled a rabbit, 
> when he saw Snape? Of course Sirius' connections to dogs is 
> obvious, but in this scene, the rabbit is obviously Severus. 
> The problem is of course, characterwise it doesn't fit at all. 
> Snape is clearly no fluffy bunny (or rabbit), and the young 
> Snape probably wasn't either, seeing how many dark spells he 
> knew. And normally, older Snape is compared to a bat, which, 
> from his appearance and behaviour, seems to fit a lot better.

I won't say it I won't say it I won't say..."Bunnies bunnies bunnies, 
it must be bunnies! or maybe midget." Sorry.


Anyway, the dog who smelled a rabbit makes me more think to a 
predator spotting his prey.

It's reinforce Snape's role as a victim (for this time).

And for the bat, I found a site with rather accurate description of a 
character and "animal's totem" related of a name. It's in french, but 
if someone want the link. With Severin, you found the base, Severus. 
It says that the animal (linked to this name) is the bat. I'd said 
more, but it's probably for OTChatter.


Christelle