Horcrux hunting

[whirledgirl]

No: HPFGUIDX 153202

"whirledgirl" <blink_883@> wrote:
>> Has Snape even got a memory happy enough to create a patronus? 
Enough love, which seems to be the type of memory patronuses 
(patroni?) 'respond' to more? <snip> << 
 
 Lolita:
> Yes, he can cast a patronus. 

WG*: 
Sorry, I can see how you figured out Snape has the ability to cast a 
patronus, and I should have picked that up too. Also, if occlumency 
*is* a viable alternative against dementors, it also makes sense 
that ''Aunt Bellatrix'' taught it (occlumency) to Draco if she'd 
been using it in Azkaban too.

Lolita:
<snip>
> Besides, I do not think that Snape was a 'poor, unloved little 
thing'. He may not be the most content person there is, but I don't 
believe he is such an unhappy soul as fans so often want him to be. 
We do have a canon fact that at least DD thought well enough of and 
probably cared about him. And so do the Malfoys, it seems. <

WG*:
Personally, I don't *want* Snape to be an unhappy soul in particular. 
It is however possibly a result of his unhappy childhood, at least 
the parts he puts in the pensieve when 'teaching' Harry occlumency, 
that he may not be able to cast a patronus in the presence of 
dementors. Just like the dementors at first overwhelmed Harry.

Also, this ties into the whole Lupin vs. Snape as 'good' or not, 
because here we have two episodes where Lupin and Snape both taught 
Harry how to defend himself. But that's for another post, lol.

Thanks,
WG*