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hanfastolfe in potter_cliche

Draco-the-godson-of-Snape

Nov 27, 2006 13:33

Just because Narcissa Malfoy says Snape knows Lucius well and is Draco's favorite teacher does not mean he's Draco's godfather. Let's take Draco first. Since Draco got to Hogwarts Snape has established a precedent of favoring Slytherins. To what extent this is an automatic House-favoring thing versus a deliberate deep-cover spying technique is not ( Read more... )

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tweedledani November 27 2006, 21:46:03 UTC

You're probably right. Why would Lucius, or Narcissa, nominate Snape has Draco's godfather? I can imagine Snape having issues with Malfoy. On the other hand I'd hate to think that all his connections with the Dark Lord's followers came from angling for power and from the need to spy. We know Snape hated Sirius Black - which might have been due just as much to Sirius' rebelling against a class Snape is dying to be part of. HBP shows Snape isn't too close to Bellatrix either. I don't know if he's fond of anyone with any connections to the Blacks. Snape being Draco's godfather seems a crying out from some members of fandom for someone to appreciate and watch out for not so poor and not so misunderstood Draco. And I do want Draco to have someone - at least Narcissa seems to try to get him as much help as she can. (and I hope that in Book 7 at least Narcissa and Draco will survive ( ... )

amorettea November 28 2006, 02:41:01 UTC

I have never bought the rich pureblood Snape, even before HBP came out, and I have never believed wittle Dwaco on Unca Snapie's knee etc.

In other words, I agree. Wholeheartedly.

tweedledani November 28 2006, 03:30:19 UTC

Yeah. Snape of Snape Manor always bugged me. Aside from his verbal skills I always liked the idea of Mr. Up and Coming with a chip on both shoulders rather than Mr. hounded to the life by tradition. I mean why should he have doubled for Draco? Draco has plenty of role models/parallels.

Now I just want to see Peter Pettigrew as a muggleborn. That would be perfect. I've seen it done so well in fanfic and explored in essays. (would cross fingers and hold breath but can't do that for necessary months of waiting)

sylvanawood November 28 2006, 09:39:07 UTC

What makes you think that Slughorn knows how to brew the Wolfsbane? He didn't brew it when he was a teacher at Hogwarts, otherwise the whole Shrieking Shack theme wouldn't have been necessary. If the discovery was so recent that it only happened after he retired -- did he go and learn how to brew it? I have my doubts. He doesn't seem to be the innovative type ( ... )

aloysiusweasley November 28 2006, 17:46:37 UTC

Hi! Short-time lurker here, and I firstly have to comment on how GREAT this community is ( ... )

sylvanawood November 28 2006, 17:55:59 UTC

I'm mostly lurking here, too, but I'll welcome you anyway. :)

Slughorn may have learned to brew it, but I'm pretty certain that he couldn't do it back when Remus was at school. Dumbledore would have... err... asked him to do it, surely. He may have learned it later, we don't know. AFAIK we don't know exactly when the Wolfsbane potion was discovered, only that it was a more recent discovery.

The whole Wolfsbane thing is a mysterious affair anyway. Do they generally have access to it? Is it sold somewhere? Why doesn't St. Mungos or the Ministry provide it, for the safety of the other people? And so on...

And the godfather thing, as I said, I'm no fan of that plotline, but I think it still could work if someone wanted it to.

aloysiusweasley November 29 2006, 04:50:46 UTC

I dunno - I always got the impression Slughorn was some sort of last resort, or perhaps a weapon, held in the wings of reserve, if and/or when he might be needed again. But Lupin's already stated that the Wolfsbane potion wasn't around in his school days, and Slughorn mentioned on the Express that the potion was "recent". *muses* I'd be inclined to think the potion had been discovered at most, 15 years ago, but probably not within the last four-five years, IMHO ( ... )

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hanfastolfe November 29 2006, 01:30:10 UTC

Granted. I'm not *completely* averse to the idea of Snape being godfather to Draco, but I think canon is a bit thin on the ground for this level of a connection between Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape. I tend to take "godfather" fics with a bit of a grain of salt.

(And yes, pre-HBP fics that account Snape as a pureblood aren't that much of an issue, although even there, Snape seems just antisocial enough that I could see him scowling and looking at Draco, thinking, "I have to take care of this child if Lucius dies? Merlin forbid."

Actually, you could argue the reverse - that Lucius has found a sneaky way to get himself a bodyguard because Snape's quite the little misanthrope. Heehee.

But the simplest explanation usually fits the facts, and in the case of the exact relationship between Draco and Professor Snape, I would argue that there might be a mentorship of sorts, but it is unlikely to extend to godfathership.

sylvanawood November 29 2006, 10:38:16 UTC

"I have to take care of this child if Lucius dies? Merlin forbid."

LOL

Yes, I agree with what you say. HBP showed that Draco and Snape's relationship may not even be a mentorship. Or maybe it's Draco's rebellious phase, but he didn't exactly sound admiring or even respectful.

tweedledani November 29 2006, 22:18:25 UTC

I'm more inclined to think of Draco as rebellious teen. He certainly sucked up to Snape enough in earlier books. Really, it's a shame Dumbledore never called Draco in to his office for a private conference and offered him the options when it was early enough for Draco to truly make use of them. Snape was too wrapped up in his five zillion different roles to ever be perceived as anything but a rival or a trap but Dumbledore...