Snape, Snape and more Snape!

[Magpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 140375

>Gatta:

> Of his personality, we know that he is withdrawn, aloof, gloomy,
> irritable, definitely not jolly--that in general, he exhibits many of
> the symptoms of chronic depression.

Magpie:
Does he really exhibit symptoms of chronic depression?  The only one of 
these things that reminds me Snape is that he's irritable, and even then he 
seems to be irritated by specific things and feels better when he can take 
it out on someone else.

Gatta:
> We know that Draco is rude and talks down to him.

Magpie:
No he's not.  Harry's surprised to hear Draco speak to Snape angrily in HBP 
because usually he speaks to him respectfully.  Draco calls Snape "sir" and 
says he'd be a great headmaster.  Snape's his favorite teacher and he laughs 
at his jokes in class.  I got the impression he respected him as a DE as 
well.

Gatta:
> I wonder where Snape's Slytherin buddies were when James and Sirius
> were hanging him upside-down. JKR doesn't say, but my guess is that
> they were standing there laughing as loud as anybody.

Magpie:
I wouldn't want to assume that since we're told Snape is alone.  In the past 
it's seemed like Slytherin protects their own from outsiders whatever goes 
on inside the house--it's hard for me to imagine them laughing along with 
Gryffindors as they mock a Slytherin, which makes their house look bad. 
It's true that Pureblood mania seems to rule in Slytherin, but they haven't 
had much to say about half-bloods that we've seen--Snape is currently the 
head of the house and the kids all cheer when he's made DADA teacher. 
Lucius apparently has good things to say about him.  I've always gotten the 
impression that Snape liked Slytherin, was proud of the house and identified 
himself as a true member of it.  He may be more loyal to Slytherin (where he 
found his "true friends") than Hogwarts.

Magpie.