The Good, the Not so Good and the Downright Ridiculous Snape

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 167321

> >>zgirnius:
> <snip>
> Unless there is an interview in which Rowling states
> Snape did owe a debt in exactly the way Peter does,
> I would conclude he never did. I am not familiar with 
> such an interview, but would appreciate being made 
> aware of it if one exists.

Betsy Hp:
I agree.  Any structure built upon a foundation of Snape bound by 
a "magical life-debt" is shaky indeed.  There just isn't much 
canonical support. (IMO, of course!)

> >>Goddlefrood:
> > Upon arrival at Hogwarts Severus was sorted into Slytherin 
> > House. He fell in with a group, first with Bella as its leader 
> > and then with Lucius, of Slytherins. Snape was impressed with 
> > their pure blood status and I see no reason why he would ever 
> > have divulged his own half-blood status to them.

> >>zgirnius:
> I offer the following lines as possibly indicating
> Bella's awareness of Snape's blood status.
> <snip of canon>

Betsy Hp:
We also have to figure in Horace "I believe I know your mother" 
Slughorn.  One of the first things Slughorn did with any student that 
caught his eye was try and figure out their bloodlines.  It seems 
quite a stretch to think Snape was never questioned.

Though I also agree with zgirnius (in the part I snipped) that with 
the pure-blood world being so small it'd be hard for Severus to slip 
his muggle father past those interested.

I also wonder why you've concluded that Snape was in a group first 
lead by Bella and then Lucius?  Is this based on age, I guess?  For 
some reason I had it that Snape hung with Lucius (or more properly, 
Lucius allowed Snape to hang around him) and Lucius brushed up with 
Bella a time or two.

I believe the numbers are a hopeless mess (surprise!) and as near as 
can be figured, Bella was never at school with Snape or was only 
there for his first year.  But I get the impression that there were a 
few different groups of friends (or gangs, if you want to look at it 
that way <g>) and Lucius was in one and Bella in another.  (I'm not 
sure *where* I get this impression, but it's one I have. <g>)

Betsy Hp