Room for Debate (ws Re: J.K. Rowling Comments )

[Ronin_47]

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>> From: justcarol67 
--Carol snippet--
Or what was Snape's relationship with the other Slytherins at
Hogwarts? ;-)<<

--Ronin's comments--
I think Snape's relationship with other Slytherins at Hogwarts was 
almost non-existent. When we see flashes of his past through the 
pensieve or in occlumencey lessons, he was always alone with nobody 
but Lily trying to stand up for him. But I assume that at some point, 
he struck up a "friendship" with Lucious Malfoy. I wonder at his role 
in the "friendship" though. Was he a friend like Sirius was to James 
or like Goyle is to Draco?


--Carol snippet--
>>what's going on between Snape and Lupin in the scene where Snape 
summons Lupin to his office to talk about the piece of parchment he 
confiscated from Harry? Clearly, they both know something they're 
concealing from Harry, including who the "manufacturers" of the map 
were, but it isn't clear whether Snape recognizes the names or only 
suspects that Lupin was one of them based on the insults (four 
people who clearly know who Snape is insulting him, and one of them 
suspiciously named Moony?) I don't think she'll answer a question 
like that in DH (though she might answer it on her website some 
day), but until and unless she does, it's open to argument and 
speculation.<<

--Ronin's comments--
It seems that she's already alluded to this in the past books. 
Everyone knows who Wormtail is and Lupin is obvious. In OotP, Harry 
uses Padfoot as code when telling Snape that Sirius is in trouble 
and Snape knows what he's talking about. Dumbledore mentions this 
at the end, when they've returned from the MoM.
Having known who created the parchment, I doubt he knew what it was 
exactly. But like the invisibility cloak, Dumbledore probably wanted 
Harry to keep it as another useful item of protection.

--Carol snippet--
>>I still think that different posters will interpret the characters'
motives and personalities in different ways even after we know more
about them. Sure, we'll find out whether Snape was loyal to Dumbledore
or not, but will we ever agree on who and what he is?<< 

--Ronin's comments--
I'm sure you are correct. Even some of us who have similar opinions 
now have slight differences in our theories and interpretations. I'm 
sure that even the questions that are answered in the book will be 
argued by some. If Snape, for instance, turns out to be a traitor to 
Dumbledore, I would probably debate the point with JKR personally. 
What does she know? lol 
But we will all have plenty of opinons and theories of what happens 
in the future of all the remaining characters for a long time to 
come.

I only hope that the main questions are answered with this final 
book. If it's one of those endings that leaves us hanging and is so 
open to interpretation that we don't know who's survived, etc. I'm 
going to need to be admitted to St. Mungo's.

Cheers,
Ronin