Snape's Messenger Patronus ((was Re: Snape's Dementor lesson

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 182624

> Carol responds:
> I do think, though, that during the summers or holidays, especially
> the summer between GoF and OoP and the OoP Christmas holiday, that
> Snape preferred to appear at 12 GP in person rather than communicate
> by Patronus. How he communicated with Dumbledore when DD was away 
from
> the school, as he obviously did or DD would not have known why he
> canceled the Occlumency lessons or that he had provided fake
> Veritaserum to Umbridge and Snape would not have known that DD would
> be coming to 12 GP within minutes of his own second message, I 
don't know.

zgirnius:
I find all of your questions above are answered simply by the same 
answer - Snape Apparated and contacted Albus (after Albus's departure 
from the school), as well as Sirius and the Order (the night of the 
DoM adventure) in person, just as you suppose he preferred to do in 
the summer. Why should he do anything different during the school 
year?

As soon as he leaves the school grounds, he can be in London, or 
anywhere else in Great Britain, instantly. He could know Albus was 
coming, because he met the Order members in person, and they 
mentioned to him that Albus was expected. 

Needing to unexpectedly leave the grounds to Apparate is an 
eventuality for which he must have been prepared, anyway. He could 
hardly have sent his Patronus in response to a summons by Lord 
Voldemort. 

> Carol:
> Carol, who likes to imagine Snape walking into Umbridge's office,
> alerted by Pansy Parkinson, and seeing Draco with bats flying all
> around his face

zgirnius, amused to note that this is exactly how it plays out in her 
fanfic.