Slytherin Gang (was Re: The Prince and Filch Family Trees

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 156644

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> 
wrote:
 > Colebiancardi:
>    Also, since Snape knew "more
> > hexes and curses" than most 7th years, that would explain why James
> > hated Snape at first sight - because James hates anything to do with
> > dark magic.
> 
> Potioncat:
> Hexes and curses aren't Dark Arts. So something identified Severus as 
> Dark to James at their first meeting. (Sirius, perhaps?)
>

colebiancardi back again:

I think Sirius stated it was that Snape was up to his ears in the Dark 
Arts and that he knew more hexes & curses than a 7th year.  So, was 
that comment incorrect?  Did Sirius *assume* that Snape was into the 
Dark Arts because of the hex & curse knowledge?  Or were those hexes & 
curses that Snape knew Dark Arts?

Also it could have been as simple as Snape being sorted into the 
Slytherin House :)  Afterall, James states that his distain for Snape 
is because "he exists".   Perhaps the bias towards Slytherin(remember 
Hagrid stating that there wasn't a dark wizard that didn't come from 
Slytherin) was already in place at that time - I would think that with 
Bella, Narcissa, Malfoy, etc already graduated or still in Slytherin, 
that is possible.  

I wish we *knew* more about the 1st year of James, Sirius & Snape, like 
we do with Harry, Ron & Draco.  Draco "hates" Harry & Ron, for no real 
reason other than they truck with non pure-bloods and his bias from his 
parents.  Ron "hates" Draco because of those biases.  Harry "hates" 
Draco because of those biases as well.

How much of James, Sirius & Snape's "hatred" towards each other comes 
from preconceived biases from parents, relatives, friends, etc?

colebiancardi
(who doesn't believe that the sins of the parents are passed down to 
the child)