Hebridean Black

[kiricat4001]

No: HPFGUIDX 145466

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
>
> Silmariel started a thread at a different site and has given me 
> permission to bring the idea here. The discussion had to do with 
> Snape's possible Patronus. Suggestions that would reflect either 
DD 
> or Lily come up fairly often, as do bats and spiders.
> 
> Here's a new idea based on Snape himself.
> 
> FBAWTFT p 13 under the heading of Dragons
> Hebridean Black
> summary: native to Britain, aggressive, has batlike wings. "The 
> Hebridean Black feeds mostly on deer, though it has been known to 
> carry off large dogs and even cattle."
> 
> On page 11 Dragons are described in general. MOM rated XXXXX. 
Here's 
> one comment, "There are ten breeds of dragon, though these have 
been 
> known to interbreed on occasion, producing rare hybrids. Pure-bred 
> dragons are as follows:..."
> 
> OK, so that gives us Snape's aggressive tact toward Harry; fits 
> the "great bat" comment from Quirrell (if memory serves) and the 
> black color of his clothing; feeds on stags(deer) and big dogs 
(James 
> and Sirius?; rare hybrid could be the Slytherin HBP; and the XXXXX 
> rating explains some of the Snapefics out there....
> 
> So, dragon for Patronus, Animagus, or just another way to describe 
> his rather unpleasant personality?

Marianne:

Well, if  the dragon's feeding on stags and big dogs is used to 
parallel Snape's potential hand in the deaths of James and Sirius, 
I'm all for it ;-).  

Seriously, would non-obsessive readers of the Potter books work out 
all these clues down to this level or start cross-referencing to 
Fantastic Beasts?  I'd think not. But, I suppose it doesn't matter 
because it could work on different levels. Those of us with way too 
much time and emotion invested in the books will probably discover 
several layers of meaning for Snape's Patronus. (I don't think he's 
also an illegal Animagus - been there, done that.)  While the casual 
reader will see a more surface level of connection.  After all, a 
dragon is a creature who is not to be trifled with, which certainly 
fits the old Snapester.

Marianne