student!Snape keeping Lupin's secret (was Re: Sirius as a dog)

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> Montavilla47:> 
> In OotP, when Harry confronts Sirius about SWM, Lupin explains
> that Snape was just a weird little oddball (or WTTE), and that James
> and Sirius were "the height of cool."
> 
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> 
> But it seems wrong in the dynamics of school boy groups for one
> group to attack the mascot of another gang without instant 
> retaliation.  So that if Snape had any value to the Future Death
> Eaters of Hogwarts, they'd have come running with their wands
> out immediately, no matter how "cool" James and Sirius are.


Potioncat:
Well, Sirius could consider Snape an oddball even if members of 
Snape's House did not. He has friends, but he could still be a loner. 
In many ways, he reminds me of Neville. Neville is a friend of 
Harry's, but he isn't a "friend" of Harry. Neville's often alone, and 
in the earlier books, is frequently picked on.

The Marauders may not be watching their back in SWM because Snape is 
the only one of his group around. He's sitting in the shade going 
over his test while his Housemates are---[fill in the blank] I have 
the impression that Severus is frequently alone--or alone often 
enough that the Marauders can take advantage of the situation.

At any rate, I'd be interested in how you would describe Neville.

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