Adoption (was Re: CoS dream - DH scene parallel

[montavilla47]

No: HPFGUIDX 178927

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> wrote:

> Potioncat:
> Good catch! Harry had another dream in SS/PS that involved Draco, 
> Snape and LV, but I can't say there was any connection later on.
> 
> A bit of irony I found is this. In one of the books, I'd guess CoS or 
> PoA Harry says or thinks something along the line of "as likely as 
> being adopted by Snape." Given that Snape swore to protect Harry, and 
> had been watching over him at Hogwarts, he had, in a manner of 
> speaking, adopted Harry. I wish I could remember more about the 
> quote, or what it pertained to. I do know it inspired 
> countless "Snape Adopts Harry" fanfics.

Montavilla47:

Good Lord!  Is that where that particular genre came from?  I
happened upon a site where "Snape Adopts Harry" was an
entire category of stories, and I was sorely puzzled.  It seemed
to make no more sense than Snape adopting any random character.