Snape's House (WAS: Snape's housemates)

[slytherin_punk_pirate]

No: HPFGUIDX 113810

Howdy!  I've been subscribed to this group for a long time and I've 
never had the guts to post, so please forgive me if I've done it
wrong (very likely!)

Carol:
 
> wonders why people are suggesting that Snape might have been in    
>Gryffindor. (Wouldn't he have fit better in Ravenclaw if he had to 
>be in a house other than Slytherin?)
 
Alla:

<snip>

> The fact that Snape is a Slytherin Head does not really prove that 
>he was there, we don't even know whether McGonagall was a Gryffindor,
>if I remember correctly.

I agree.  Although it's probable that he was in Slyth as a student,
it might just be that none of the alumnae from Slytherin house became 
Professors (many became DEs after all) and so someone from another 
house had to take the role of Head of Slytherin.  DD must be aware of 
the fact that Slytherin house turns out more dark witches and wizards 
than any other, and so he asks Snape, as someone who has made those 
mistakes in the past, to guide the snakes into doing the right thing 
and using their ambition for good.

<more snipping>

>The main reason I think Snape could eba Gryffindor is plot -related- 
> I am adamant that Harry is bound to learn some surprised revelation 
> about somebody's House association.

Definitely!  I really hope Harry discovers someone he dislikes was in 
Gryffindor, or someone he likes was in Slytherin (maybe Tonks?)  I'd 
be pretty disappointed if JKR sticks to the whole Slyth = bad, Gryff
= good thing all the way through the story.

Just to add another random thought I had before reading this post. 
If Snape was in Gryffindor at school and then made head of Slytherin, 
I can see Slyths being pretty annoyed at the situation and so maybe 
Snape favours 'his house' to prevent people thinking he's biased 
against the Slytherins.  He just overdoes it a bit!

Anyhoo, to sum up - I reckon Snape was probably in Slytherin, but 
wouldn't be suprised to hear (like Carol and Alla) that he was a 
Ravenclaw, and would be very interested to see Harry's reaction if he 
was a Gryffindor.

wysiwyg 
(who is madly in love with Snape, but still reckons he's a bit of a 
git at times)