Snape's birthdate

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>>>>>gorbash74 wrote:
Interestingly, according to pantheon.org,Snape's birthdate marks the 
festival of Janus, the two faced Roman god. Coincidence?<<<<<

>>>>Potioncat:
<snip> I'd suggest everyone go read about Janus.  Here's one site 
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/j/janus.html

Janus was associated with important beginnings, and with the growing 
up of young people<<<<

>>>Carol adds:
As that site indicates, Janus is the god of beginnings and endings. 
Janus/January looks back over the old year but also looks forward to 
the new one. Snape, too, looks back at the past and forward to the 
future. His DE past *is* past. It has its effects, but it's dead. 
<snip><<<


Stefanie writes:

A couple of other sites for you all --
http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article?tocId=9368442
(not a complete article -- the rest requires subscription)

http://encyclopedia.com/html/j/janus-god.asp

What I found quite interesting about the descriptions of Janus was 
the mention of "doorways" or as Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, "
Roman god of doorways and *archways*" That's of course a stretch at 
association, but interesting nonetheless. 

Leaving the Janus' temple's doors open during a time of war? Now 
that the Wizarding World is most certainly going to be in a war 
climate, could this have significance? Snape being a good war 
omen...for which side, that is...

Stefanie, 
who still holds Phineas Nigellus's outlook on Slytherins very close 
to heart when regarding our favorite Potions Master.