Snape at Godric's Hollow

[esmith222002]

No: HPFGUIDX 122374


I've been wondering about JKR's comment that she couldn't answer the 
question about Snape's Patronus and Boggart as it would give too much 
away. Despite thinking about it a great deal, I cannot see how his 
Patronus would further the plot. It's going to be an animal, and the 
only thing I can think of is some kind of insect, which might help 
him spy (if he were an animagi). The only other possibility is an owl 
(which he does share the physical characteristics of!). However, 
these possibilities don't give us any further info about Snape as a 
character.

Therefore, it must be his Boggart that is important. The feeling that 
I have never been able to shift, is that Snape WAS there at Godric's 
Hollow. If he was there, then I do not see how he could have been a 
spy at this point (Why wouldn't he have warned the OOTP about the 
impending attack - or previously about Peter's switch!). 

I think that Snape's Boggart would somehow illustrate what happened 
at Godric's Hollow and how it caused Snape's switch of allegiance. I 
also believe that this is actually Snape's Worst Memory. We never saw 
the last memory of Snape's in the Pensieve!!

Finally, I believe that DD completely trusted Snape's story, but had 
to lie about Snape's previous work as a spy. No-one would beieve that 
Snape happened to change on the day that Voldemort was defeated. (I 
can't remember if there is any reference to Snape's presence in the 
Order other than from DD).

Brothergib (Endlessly fascinated by Prof. SS)