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tigress35

HP Question

Jun 19, 2005 06:23

Do you think the Slytherins were mean to Snape as well as the Gryffindors/other Houses?

Do you think they have a "protect your own" mentality, or is it every person for themself? Would they tease Snape as the Mauraders did? Or ever step in to help him if they saw another House picking on him?

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tzi June 19 2005, 13:46:39 UTC

I think it would depend on his social standing -- not at school, but the social standing of his family >D

allpurposegirl June 19 2005, 13:54:33 UTC

ITA!

tigress35 June 19 2005, 20:45:11 UTC

Ooh, interesting indeed... if only we knew exactly what he was. *sigh*

tiranog June 19 2005, 13:56:52 UTC

Hi, what great questions ( ... )

tigress35 June 19 2005, 20:50:20 UTC

Oh wow, thanks for such a thoughtful answer. It's given a lot to think about.

Really good points about the lack of social skills, but hexing skills could keep some of the Slytherins at bay... I can definitely see that. And I totally forgot about Snape's 'friendship' with Lucius, so that's a plus for him, too.

Also good point about the Slytherins only turning on their own if they were betrayed... very interesting. This all helps so much, thanks!

tiranog June 20 2005, 13:04:53 UTC

Hi, again!

And I totally forgot about Snape's
'friendship' with Lucius, so that's a plus for him, too.

I think we only hear about his friendship with Malfoy from Sirius, who hates both Snape and Malfoy and might have been simply insulting Snape. In view of what another of your commenters said about Snape's and Malfoy's ages in OotP (I think she said Snape was 36 and Malfoy 43 or something like that), that's a pretty big age difference, so Lucius and Snape mightn't even have been at the school at the same time. Of course, Sirius could have been speaking of another Malfoy. I'm sure I probably missed it in OoTP if it exists at all, LOL, but do we know that Lucius is an only child? It's possible he had a brother or two, like the Weasleys.

Anyway, great topics! Cheers.

Delurking for brief fact justjanuary June 19 2005, 23:17:37 UTC

Lucius Malfoy was 42 in OOTP to Snapes 36. In OOTP, there was a bit in the Daily Prophet with a quotation from him, and the quotation said Lucius Malfoy, 42 or something to that effect.

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akacat June 19 2005, 14:03:32 UTC

tigress35 June 19 2005, 20:48:27 UTC

Hmm, interesting. Perhaps they realize that he's smart and good int he dark arts and don't want to mess with him?

mrs_peabody June 19 2005, 14:52:21 UTC

Hmmm...you were definitely not who I expected this to come from on my f-list. I think the Slytherins shunned him, because he was basically a greasy, antisocial nerd and didn't do their reputation any good, but they wouldn't do any actual teasing in front of Gryffindors, and may even have helped him.

mrs_peabody June 19 2005, 14:58:21 UTC

Nice icon btw!

tigress35 June 19 2005, 20:52:57 UTC

Oh, I love HP, don't talk about it much as the HP fandom is scary and I don't have much to contribute, so.

mrs_peabody June 21 2005, 18:24:03 UTC

Ah, same here. There's always something going on with HP at fandom_wank.

mahaliem June 19 2005, 14:54:05 UTC

I don't think Snape would've joined Voldemort with his fellow Slytherins if they'd been mean and ostracized him. If there's one thing Snape can do, it's hold a grudge.

tigress35 June 19 2005, 20:53:24 UTC

Hmm, that's a good point... good point. *ponders*

avari_elf June 20 2005, 05:10:17 UTC

if they'd been mean and ostracized him

Ah, but even if the other Slytherins had ostracized Snape, I bet his hatred of James Potter and Sirius Black, prominent partisans of the other side, would have outweighted any grudge. Can you see him fighting on the same side right after school? Also, Snape seems to have believed in the whole mudblood issue, if you remember the Pensieve incident.