[HPforGrownups] Re: McGonagall and Snape

[Andrea Golden]

No: HPFGUIDX 112344



Quoting Carol:

My favorite Snape/
McGonagall scene is the last appearance of either character in OoP:
Snape almost amicably agrees to McGonagall's proposal to add more
points to Gryffindor's (and Ravenclaw's) hourglasses ("What say you,
Professor Snape?" "What? Oh--well--I suppose"). And he seems genuinely
glad to see her. )"Professor McGonagall! Out of St. Mungo's, I see!"
(OoP Am. ed. 852-53)

Andrea: (for whom this is a first post!)

I was always under the impression at the end of OoP that, while Snape's comment about McGonagall being out of the hospital seemed sincerely pleased, he was rather miffed by her overriding him by giving Gryffindor all those points.  She seemed to be mocking him a little too: "So that's fifty each for Potter, the two Weasleys, Longbottom, and Miss Granger... Now, you wanted to take ten points from Mr. Potter, I think, Professor Snape--so there we are..." (ooP Am. ed. 853).  She's just given Gryffindor two hundred fifty points, and as an after thought, takes ten away on Snape's behalf. 

Of course, all this takes place from Harry's point of view, which is inherently flawed and biased.  The interactions between Snape and anyone he genuinely likes (and I think he does like McGonagall and respects her very much) will be colored by his anger at Snape.  




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