Lupin's character development and why Snape's pseudonym?

[lindseyharrisst]

No: HPFGUIDX 135700

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_svirn" <a_svirn at y...> wrote:
 why does Snape speak about 
> himself in the third person when he calls himself by his proper name 
> and in the first person when he calls himself "HBP"? In OotP 
> Dumbledore in a private conversation with Harry stated that 
> he "trusts Severus Snape".

Sorry, do you mean that DD said he trusted Severus? Can I have the 
part of the book the quote is from, please. I missed that entirely and 
it is very odd if Snape has started the habit of referring to himself 
as a character to DD!

Sanpesangel