HP Question

[tigress35]

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?

Comments

[tiranog]

Hi, what great questions

[tigress35]

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]

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]

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.

Re: Delurking for brief fact

[tiranog]

Thanks so much. That's my least favorit book. It only stands to reason JKR would put the info in that one. Thanks for clearing it up. Cheers.

Re: Delurking for brief fact

[justjanuary]

:) No problem.