Timeline for Snape's change of heart (was: Snape, Voldemort, and teaching)

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No: HPFGUIDX 135517

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> mooseming proposed:
> > > The timeline for Snape's change of heart, the protection of GH 
> > > and Voldy's attack on same is difficult to explain in terms of 
> > > good! Snape but I've come up with a model. 
> <snip>
> > > Essentially this timeline is based on a completely non canon 
> > > assumption that the *only* record of births is kept at 
Hogwarts. 
> <snip>
> > > This means he needs to get into Hogwarts to access the 
complete 
> > > record of births
> > > 
> > > So timeline is:
> > > Snape overhears prophecy
> > > Tells Voldy 
> > > Voldy needs to identify who is prophecy boy
> > > Something happens to Snape/Voldy dynamic which makes DETraitor!
> > >    Snape
> > > Snape joins DD becomes double agent
> > > Voldy sends Snape to find info on babies at Hogwarts (possibly 
> > >    Snape's suggestion)
> 
> Marianne:
> > In response to one of your questions and one of your assumptions 
> > about the Potters not going into hiding, JKR refutes this in her 
> > recent interview.  When speaking of Harry's baptism she says 
that 
> > had to be a very small gathering because Harry was already in 
> > danger and the Potters already had gone into hiding.  So, it 
seems 
> > that the Potters were in hiding from at least Harry's birth to 
his 
> > parents' death 15 months later.
> 
<snip>

> Second thought has to do with Marianne's mention of Harry's 
> christening.  Here's the actual quote from the Edinburgh Book Fair:
> 
> Q:  Does Harry have a godmother? If so, will she make an 
appearance 
> in future books?
> 
> A:  No, he doesn't. I have thought this through. If Sirius had 
> married
 Sirius was too busy being a big rebel to get married. 
When 
> Harry was born, it was at the very height of Voldemort fever last 
> time so his christening was a very hurried, quiet affair with just 
> Sirius, just the best friend. At that point it looked as if the 
> Potters would have to go into hiding so obviously they could not 
do 
> the big christening thing and invite lots of people. Sirius is the 
> only one, unfortunately. I have got to be careful what I say 
there, 
> haven't I?

Marianne:

AHA! A disrepancy! This was not the quote I meant.  I was referring 
to the very recent 3-part Leaky Cauldron/Mugglenet interview.  The 
relevant portion is:

JKR: "At the time that they christened Harry, they were in hiding. 
This was not going to be a widely attended christening, because he 
was already in danger. So this is something they were going to do 
very quietly, with as few people as possible, that they wanted to 
make this commitment with Sirius. And — yeah. Can't say much more."



> SSSusan again:
> It says Harry was born at "the very height of Voldemort fever," 
not 
> specifically that Harry was in danger.  And it says "it looked *as 
> if* the Potters would have to go into hiding," not that they 
already 
> were.  This is perhaps a bit of nitpicking, but it does give a 
> slightly different feel to things -- almost as if the WW and The 
> Order were in danger in general, but not necessarily that the 
> Potters/Harry were known to be specific targets at this point.

Marianne:

So what we have is that in the old quote the Potters were not in 
hiding.  In the new quote, Harry is indeed in danger and the Potters 
are in hiding. You're right, Susan, one quote does give a somewhat 
different feel than the other.  The question now is, which one is 
giving us the right story?

Marianne