Snape's insomnia? (was: Snape's lack of remorse)

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 124831




> 
> snorky wrote:
> No one has
> been able to give me a single line for why I should think Snape 
took
> death eating seriously and has real remorse, but so many people 
just
> assume that he does.  I did like your suggestion that his 
inability to
> sleep and his habit of "prowling" around at night might hint at a
> troubled mind.
> 
> I'm actually working up to posting something about Snape's death 
eater
> days someday soon. 
> 
> I hope you don't mind my ulterior motives.

Don't we all assume a bit too much when we are talking about Snape's 
insomnia? We see him "prowling" corridors in PS, but then he has an 
excellent reason to do so – to keep an eye on Quirrel and 
effectively to lure him into the trap. Then the only time we see him 
after curfew is in the episode with Moody/Crouch but honestly his 
office has just been broken and entered! And seeing as he wore a 
grey nightshirt he might well be asleep at the time and got up upon 
being alerted. 

a_svirn