Man the canons

[Ravenclaw Bookworm]

No: HPFGUIDX 127374


Alla:

Hm, I am not so sure about Snape being alone against four Marauders
all the time, no matter how unpopular Snape seemed to be in that
scene.

There is that gang of Slytherins, which Sirius mentioned. I do think
that it is a likely possibility that they were involved quite
actively in interactions with Maraduers.

I speculate that it is a possibility that in this year Snape was
outnumbered because his gang was older and left the school.

Is it possible that Bella and /or Lucius came up with some very
nasty things while they were still in school and Snape was the only
one against whom Marauders retaliated that year?

Just speculating here of course, but there must be a reason
for "Malfoy lapdog" comment, i think.


Bookworm:
I agree with Alla that Snape was always alone when he faced the 
Marauders.  It is possible that the "gang" had already left
school.  It is also possible, if they were in different years, that 
some were in class that afternoon.  We only saw a short period of 
time when Snape happened to be on his own.  

Sirius told Harry that Snape was "part of a gang of
Slytherins" (not the leader of it).  According to the Lexicon, 
Lucius Malfoy is about 5 years older than Snape.  Malfoy and Snape 
would have been at school together for only a year or two, but I 
suspect that Malfoy was the leader and Snape was his protégé. 
Maybe Malfoy kept in contact after he left and was using his 
influence to help Snape.  But 2 people don't make a
"gang", and hanging around with Malfoy for only his first
couple of years at Hogwarts, IMO, wouldn't have prompted as
strong a comment from Sirius, so there must have been others in the 
various years.  

Ravenclaw Bookworm
<hoping this makes sense after long hours at work and some
wine at dinner...>