Snape as Neville's teacher / JKR's sexy men roll call

[houyhnhnm102]

No: HPFGUIDX 168604

Dana:

> Could you point out where Harry has the urge to bite 
> Dumbledore more then once? There is only one incident 
> of that and that was the night LV realised Harry was 
> present in his mind when he possessed Nagini in the 
> bite incident with Arthur

houyhnhnm:

The second occasion was right before Dumbldeore made 
his escape from the unconscious Fudge and Umbridge in OotP27.

Dana:

>  Snape is the only one not present at the DoM that 
> doesn't know when DD arrived or even that DD knows 
> things are taking place at the DoM.

houyhnhnm:

I'm having a little trouble understanding that statement.  
Are you saying that there were people *not* at the MoM 
who knew what Dumbledore was up to that night?  Who are they?

I'd say it's much more likely that Snape is the only one 
not present at the MoM who *did* know of Dumbldedore's 
whereabouts and actions.  I think it probable that Snape 
and Dumbledore were in regular communication during DD's 
absence from Hogwarts.  How else did the Pensieve get back 
inside the cabinet in Dumbledore's office, which was barred 
to all except the rightful headmaster?

Dana:

> And to me that leaves Snape notifying LV of sending the 
> Order and because the DE's hadn't reported back in it 
> was a pretty sure fact they messed it up.

houyhnhnm:

The second clause in your statement strikes me as an 
elegant solution to the question of why Voldemort showed 
up at the Ministry when he did.  Bringing Snape into it 
smacks of multiplying entities without necessity.