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

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 135705

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_svirn" <a_svirn at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lindseyharrisst" 
> <lindseyharrisst at h...> wrote:
> > --- 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
> In "the Order of the Phoenix", I believe it was chapter 37 "The 
Lost 
> Prophesy", DD says to Harry "I trust Severus Snape". In "the Half-
> Blood Prince" Snape boasts to Bellatrix and Narcissa: "Dumbledore 
> trusts Severus Snape". Not only does it sound like quote from the 
> conversation he didn't partake, but why on earth does he call 
himself 
> in the third person?


Ooops, sorry I hit the "send" button by mistake!

Anyway, In "the Order of the Phoenix", I believe it was chapter 
37 "The Lost Prophesy", DD says to Harry "I trust Severus Snape". 
In "the Half-Blood Prince" Snape boasts to Bellatrix and 
Narcissa: "Dumbledore trusts Severus Snape". Not only does it sound 
like quote from the conversation he didn't partake, but why on earth 
does he call himself in the third person? 

a_svirn