CHAPDISC: DH30, THE SACKING OF SEVERUS SNAPE

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 184542

 
> Questions!!
> 1.How do you feel about Luna being the one to stun Alecto?  Is it
> notable that one of the "extras" from the DoM battle is the one to
> help Harry out?

I was happy for Luna. She had been held hostage by the DE's for a 
while and this was her turn at some pay back.

> 
> 2.Professor McGonagall was easily able to figure out the riddle to
> open the Ravenclaw entrance. What does this say about her Sorting?
> I've never found her to be incredibly brave but have always found 
her
> to be very smart.

I'm not sure why you don't think she was brave. She was a member in 
the Order both times. She went out to defend Hagrid by herself. She 
stood up to Umbridge directly and indirectly. I guess I'm not sure 
why you found her not to be brave.


> 
> 3.More interestingly (to me anyway) is the fact that the Carrows had
> to have Professor Flitwick *let* them into the common room. Do you
> think they tried to enter but got Professor Flitwick out of
> frustration, or do you think they thought there was a password?  How
> does the fact that some people, like Professor McGonagall, seem to
> know things about the castle that the Death Eaters don't affect the
> upcoming battle?

I don't think the Carrows were at the top of their class. Or better 
yet I doubt they bothered to learn how to think.

I would guess that knowing the castle gives them a home field 
advantage. They can use their knowledge against the DE's

> 
> 4.Do you think Harry would have Crucio'd Amycus if he had not felt
> that rush of affection for Professor McGonagall moments before?  A
> Stunning Spell would have worked just as well and would have had the
> added bonus of not alerting Amycus to the fact that he was, in fact,
> in the Tower. (I'd like to avoid the moral points of the Crucio by
> Harry, but that's like trying to avoid discussing Severus' teaching
> methods!)
 
I think that was the straw that broke the camels back. Let's remember 
Harry's day. It started off in the bank, they had to trick their way 
in, fight their way out on a dragon, make it into Hogsmeade and then 
meet their friends at the castle. Only to find out their friends had 
been abused and tortured by the DE's. Add in, that he knows Voldemort 
is on the way and you can see that Harry is finally at the breaking 
point.

The fact that he only gave a minor TASER like curse on Amycus I 
thought showed great restraint.


> 5.Why does Harry tell Professor McGonagall that Voldemort is on the
> way to the castle when in reality he is on his way to check on the
> Horcrux? At this point, the jig is pretty much up: Harry's in the
> castle, there are Death Eaters everywhere, and he needs help.  He's
> used lies of omission on everyone else, why not Professor 
McGonagall?

He didn't lie to her, Voldemort was on his way. He was just making a 
stop along the way.

> 
> 6.Has there ever been any outrage about Professor McGonagall using
> the Imperius Curse on Amycus? If not, why not?

It's been discussed and no one has changed their opinion.

 
> 7.What do you think is the significance of Professor McGonagall
> *finally* believing Harry about something that is going on at the
> school (Quirrell stealing the Philsopher's Stone anyone?)?  Does it
> have more to do with Dumbledore or more to the fact that Harry has
> managed to survive several months with the Death Eaters trying to
> kill him at every turn?

By now, everyone knows that Harry is the focal point of the entire 
war. He obviously knows more than he's told her. So it is just common 
sense to believe him. Plus if he is there, he is going to make his 
stand and it's time for everyone to make it together.

 
> 8.Can Severus see through invisibility cloaks?  If not, why does he
> always seem to know that Harry is around?  Severus never catches him
> in the cloak, but he always seems aware that Harry is there.

It appears that Harry radiates his thoughts so that a skilled 
Legillsmen can pick them up. Plus, during the abusive occlumancy 
lessons, I would bet that Snape became more sensitive to Harry's 
thoughts.

> 
> 9.What do you think would have happened if Severus had found Harry
> alone?  Would Severus have told him everything?  Would he blow his
> cover?

It wouldn't have mattered. Harry wouldn't have believed him anyway. 
Snape had never given him a reason to trust him before this. The fact 
that Harry approached him at the end is still one of the most 
unbelievable aspects of the story to me. Except that it's Harry's 
love that compelled him to check on him.

 
> 10.Severus leaps out the window and flies away.  Do you think this
> was, at any point, part of the plan?  What do you think his plan was
> before? Do you think he has any idea what's to come?


I doubt he had planned to have to fly away. He also realized he was 
in a no win situation. He couldn't keep fighting the teachers 
especially when there was a hidden Harry nearby. Fighting someone you 
can't see is a losing proposition.

I think that as he flew away he realized he may have just completely 
failed in his mission. He wasn't able to protect the students as the 
abuse suffered by Neville, etc. showed and now he lost his best 
chance at trying to give the information to Harry.

 
> 11.Can you even imagine being Ginny at this point?  Your whole 
family
> (and basically everyone you've ever met) is going to fight for the
> freedom of your entire world, and they want you to stay behind.
> Would anyone have listened?

I think Ginny would have done everything possible to be there. It was 
just as much her fight as anyone elses.

No Gryffendor would have listened. 


> 
> 12.Oh Percy Weasley.  Where to even begin?  Did you think he would 
be
> back?  Were you secretly hoping that he would battling his brothers
> American Civil War style because he was a Death Eater the entire
> time?  Did you think there'd be any resolution of his storyline?  
I'm
> interested in what everyone else thought would happen to Percy.

I figured he would come back, but I thought he would be the one to 
die. I was hoping for some minor side story....he was a spy, a 
reformed deatheater, etc.


> 
> 13.Why didn't Ron and Hermione tell anyone where they were going?
> Did they just look at each other, say something, and run off?

The only person they would tell would be Harry and he wasn't there.


> 
> 14.In my opinion, Harry's realization that Voldemort is outside of
> Hogwarts is one of the most important moments of the book. This is
> when he realizes that, whatever the outcome, the battle for the
> wizarding world is going to end tonight.   What do you think?  Why
> did the Creatrix choose the end the chapter on this note?

It was obviously the end. All the players were there. If they lost 
there would be no more resistance. If Harry couldn't find the final 
horcrux before Voldemort he'd never get the chance again. But if he 
got it, they just had to kill the snake and then Voldemort was human
(well, Harry didn't know about the bit attached to him yet)


> 
> 15.  The title of this chapter is "The Sacking of Severus Snape."
> What does that mean to you?  What did you think it meant at the
> beginning of the chapter?  What does it mean to you now?

I thought that the good guys were going to retake Hogwarts and get 
rid of Snape. One could only hope that he would meet his demise at 
the same time.

 
 
Thank you for your questions Oryomai!
 
Jack-A-Roe