Snape at Grimmauld Place

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 156974

"drcarole71" 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.
>
Carol (not drcarole) responds:
Drcarole isn't being paranoid. It's a legitimate question. Certainly,
Snape doesn't like Sirius Black and it's mutual. He wouldn't want to
eat with Black any more than Black would want his food served to snape
(not that he would prepare it himself). But Snape also has an image to
keep up for the DEs that he's spying on, and eating or socializing
with the Order members would spoil the effect. He has to remain aloof,
which happens to suit his preferences perfectly. I doubt that he eats
with the Weasleys, either. Too many Gryffindors, none of whom really
likes him (however interested they appear to be in his reports).

Carol, who used to be DrCarol but changed her ID because people
thought a PhD didn't make me "a real doctor"