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> > Kathy/Potioncat:
> > And I'd better say this before someone asks: No comment on what the 
> > swooning Snapefans want to do.

> Kneasy:
> I presume they're hoping for a severance package 

Neri:
I actually think that Kneasy is on the right track here. Severus
Snape's name is usually interpreted (pasting from the Merriam-Webster
Online Dictionary):

Severe: strict in judgment, discipline, or government. Strongly
critical or condemnatory. Inflicting physical discomfort or hardship.

Snap: to utter sharp biting words: bark out irritable or peevish retorts.

But there might also be an alternative, more sneaky meaning:
 
Sever: to remove (as a part) by or as if by cutting.

Snap: to break suddenly with a sharp sound.

So what is it that Snape severed, or is going to sever? My bet is on a
certain link with a certain Dark Lord. And it's gonna hurt. 

Neri