Snape at Grimmauld Place

[robertpatrickallen]

No: HPFGUIDX 156962

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "drcarole71" <drcarole71 at ...>
wrote:
>
> On page 77 of OOP, in chapeter 5, Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, Ron
> and Harry are about to go downstairs for dinner when they see Snape.
> Ron tells Harry, "Snape never eats here".
> Why doesn't Snape eat there?  Is he trying to avoid being given
> Veritaserum in his butterbeer?

robertpatrickallen:
Snape doesn't eat there because he HATES Sirius and Lupin. He
obviously doesn't like being around Sirius. Let's not get overly
paranoid about little stuff. Snape not eating there is just a character
trait.