Crabbe as potential job applicant (or Snape's attitude about his own house)

[Juliana Botero]

No: HPFGUIDX 116228


Christelle, quoting Snape: 
> "And Crabbe, loosen your hold a little. If Longbottom suffocates it 
> will mean a lot of tedious paperwork and I'm afraid I shall have to 
> mention it in your reference if ever you apply for a job."
> 
> I almost could see a insult for Crabbe in the 'ever apply for a job', 
> like to remind that he really loathes stupidy.

RedLena:
>I have always assumed that Crabbe and Goyle were both from wealthy families... mostly because Draco seems like the kind of git that would only want to associate with those he would see as equals.  And the important points on which to measure equality to Draco Malfoy would be blood status and economic status.  (Draco doesn't appear to care at all about intellectual ability.)

>Snape certainly has demonstrated that he loathes stupidity.  But as I think about the glimpses of Snape's past that we've been given, he seems to have grown up in a different economic situation than Malfoy, and (I'm presuming) Crabbe and Goyle.  
 
Juli Now:
 
I do agree that Snape hates stupidity, maybe that's the reason he *hates* Neville, or why he *thinks* he hates Neville. MM and Lupin have shown as Neville can be in fact intelligent so it's his lack of confidence that kills him when doing magic.
 
We know Crabbe and Goyle are plain stupid, not unlike Neville, even Draco knows it "If you were any slower you'd be going backwards". So why does Draco hang with them? Simply because they're his bodyguards. He doesn't think of them as equals, he thinks they're beneath him. Somewhere i've read (can't seem to remember where right now) that Nott's far more equal than C&G, he's wealthy, pureblood AND smart. So why doesn't they hang together? I think it's because Draco wants to feel he's better than everyone and C&G serve this purpose, Nott on the other hand looks him as an equal, not as the boss.
 
I don't think Snape is poor, he may not be as wealthy as the Malfoys but he's got enough. When we look back at the pensive scene with SS and the Marauders, SS underwear are grey, grey doesn't mean old, old clothes are yellow. And also we know Draco looks up to him, Does anyone think he would take a poor person for a roll model? 
 
Juli signing out for now...