Snape's Attack on Flitwick

[Brenda]

No: HPFGUIDX 139515


> Jen:-> 
> And there's more mystery: Snape is *sleeping*. Since when does he 
> ever sleep? Mr. Prowl-Around-The-Castle guy? But Dumbledore 
> confirmed it when he and Harry arrive on the tower: "Go and wake 
> Severus." Now either everyone knows Snape goes to bed right after 
> dinner and sleeps for a few hours, then is up all night guarding the 
> castle.

Luckdragon:
If DD was unsure of how long he would be away from the school, he 
would have had the staff working in shifts. As Snape always seems to 
be prowling around at night it would make sense that he would be 
sleeping before his shift began, particularly knowing what was in the 
works and that he would need to be alert on his guard duty.