Who Loved Snape?/Snape's Patronus

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 171030


> Eddie:
> Let's not forget Snape's mother.  Remember the memory that Harry saw
> in OOTP, Chapter 26 "Seen and Unforeseen": the "hooknosed 
man was
> shouting at a cowering woman, while a small darkhaired boy 
cried in a
> corner
"  This is presumably Snape and his mother (who presumably
> loved him).

zgirnius:
I have not forgotten the former Ms. Prince. She may have loved Snape, 
but do we have reason to believe that she was one of his victims? The 
idea I got from the quote was that the reason Snape was more culpable 
is that, while he did not commit more, or more heinous, crimes than 
Voldemort, some of Snape's crimes may have been crimes against people 
who loved him.

>> SnapesSlytherin:
>> Alternate 1. What are Snape's patronus and boggert?
>> Patronus: I don't think he can...I don't think he has a happy 
enough
memory to make a Patronus...

> Eddie:
> Maybe this is why he prefers a different way of fighting off 
Dementors
> than Harry.

Zgirnius:
Then how did he communicate with the Order and Sirius in OotP? 
Dumbledore refers to the better ways the Order have to communicate – 
I presumed that meant a Patronus. Also, if Snape did not have one, I 
don't think he would denigrate Tonks for having a `weak' one. She 
could turn around and point out that's still better than he can do.