Harry Potter book 7 and Shii-chan's wacky theories about Snape Options

[Shiidou Hikaru]

Well, most everyone that comes here knows that I'm completely cuckoo, but here's a topic for any of the doubters that might remain. Also the book goes on sale tomorrow which means this is the last chance I'll get to post my theories before we all get to dig in to the new book and find out what really happens.

The ongoing catch phrase that I've seen in the bookstores for months now is the question about Severus Snape and whether he is "Friend or Foe". So this is my theory about why Snape is a friend and not a foe. For a long time we've known that Albus Dumbledore has no doubts about the loyalty of Snape to his side but he never really provided a convincing argument for why he has so much faith in Snape. My theory comes from a collection of small facts that point to what could be a very significant truth about Snape and another important character. The first place to look is in the pensieve that Snape was using during his occlumency lessons with Harry Potter. Harry sneaked a peek in there and saw Snape's memories of the past where the pranks of his father and Sirius Black aften had Snape dangling helplessly in the air. Remus Lupin, then a prefect, normally stood aside and let them have their fun with Snape, but one person did not. That of course was Lily Evans who eventually became Harry's mom, but at that time she certainly had no warm feelings for James Potter and would roundly chastise him and Black for their immaturity.

Next, I move on to Professor Slughorn's potions class and Harry's use of the potions textbook that had belonged to the mysterious Half Blood Prince. In the end we find out that book actually belonged to Snape, but the curious thing is that all of the handwritten notes in the textbook were written with feminine handwriting and Snape is clearly not the girly type. Also, at one point Slughorn makes a comment about how poorly Harry seems to have done at potionmaking when his mom Lily had shown a remarkable aptitude for the skill. So my first theory is that when he was studying potions in school himself, Snape was being tutored by the top student in the class at the time, that person being Lily Evans.

Now, I'm going to stretch things a bit by taking into consideration Lily's penchant for rescuing Snape from the mischief of Siruis and James. I don't think that she did that only to suppress or discipline the antics of Black and Potter. At the very least, Lily must have felt sorry for Severus and that he didn't deserve to be bullied on a regular basis, but it could've been much more. More then just a student and tutor, Lily and Severus could've been good friends, maybe even lovers ... and that's where Shii-chan's theories start to get wacky. However, that theory can explain many things -

- We know that Lily and James were Harry's parents, but when they were at Hogwart's they weren't very good friends at all, so it's very possible Lily already had someone else at that time.

- Snape in the present time had always expressed to Harry his bitter hatred of Harry's father, and always associated any of Harry's wrongdoing with behavior "like your father". If Snape was in love with Lily at one time and lost her to James, that, on top of the teenage bullying in school, would give Snape plenty to fuel his hatred of James Potter.

- In the present Snape talks about Harry's dad often, but never mentions Lily's name, ever. As it is his way of life, Snape never reveals any of his personal feelings or weaknesses to anyone and that would forbid of course any discussion of an old lover from the past.

- Lily Potter was murdered by Lord Voldemort and if Snape was still carrying a torch for her at that time, it could provide a very significant piece of the Harry Potter saga puzzle - why did Snape turn away from the Dark Lord and become a spy for Dumbledore? Losing the woman he loved might just have been enough to push Snape over to the other side. Therefore, Snape's Loyalty to Dumbledore could have a lot to do with his hatred of Voldemort.

- There are also Snape's seemlingly mixed feelings for Harry. On minute he chastises and belittles Harry "Clearly fame isn't everything" and the next minute Snape is trying to rescue Harry from a perilous drop from his broom during a quidditch match. Snape may hate Harry's dad, but if Snape loved Harry's mom, he would have an awfully difficult time holding a position one way or the other when it comes to Harry.

Well I'm sure by now, you're all calling for the guys in the white coats, so I'll end my little scribblings here. Very soon, the real truth will come out when we all get to read the new book and I'll see how silly I've really been, lol ;;

[Shiidou Hikaru]

Oh yes, R.A.B. I'd heard confirmed somewhere that he was indeed Sirius Black's Death Eater defector brother Regulus A. Black. Since Regulus is already known to be dead, I'm not sure how big of a part he will play in the story. Certainly he has a significant role concerning that one horcrux, but I too have a feeling that the truth of his story will come out told in the past tense. That should be an interesting story in any case and I'm anxious to find out too.

Oooh, thankies for the lab coat Batou-san, I like pink.

[Shiidou Hikaru]

Today I got started on the Deathly Hallows and it's been interesting so far.

*Tries to imagine Fleur polymorphing into Harry ... head explodes*

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[Shiidou Hikaru]

I just finished reading this yesterday (erm, sorry for being a slowbie) and I was rather surprised to see that my theories weren't all that far off. Honestly, I did not go to any sneak peek or preview sites or get these ideas from other people, but I can see why others might have reached the same conclusions. I was a bit surprised to see that I hadn't quite carried the theory far enough to make Lily and Severus childhood friends, and close enough friends that Snape would share the difficulties of his home life with her. The scene with them on their first trip on the Hogwart's Train is eerily similar to the scene with Harry, Ginny, and Draco in the bookstore near the beginning of the Chamber of Secrets. However, the outcome with Lily and Severus was not nearly as cheerful (yet another happy story ruined by Lord Voldemort), but it was a good tale that showed just how wonderfully human Snape really was underneath all of that dark exterior. The chapter this is all explained in seems to be rather "broken up" and doesn't necessarily flow smoothly. Just as I get into the mood of a particular scene, it jumps to the next one and I lose the emotional experience of the moment. It's still very interesting to read though.

The bit about the Sword of Gryffindor had to do with what Dumbledore said "help will always be given to those who ask for it" but it can be taken a little beyond the divine intervention theory. Both times the sword appeared from the sorting hat, both times it came when a Gryffindor was facing the heir of Slytherin, and both times one of the heir's pet snakes was slain with it. So my theory would be that Godric Gryffindor himself put an enchantment on the sorting hat and inserted his sword into it. At the time he did that Salazar Slytherin had already left Hogwarts under duress and Gryffindor viewed him as an enemy and possible future threat to the Hogwart's School. So he left the sorting hat and sword behind so that future Gryffindor's could have access to it should any of Slytherin's followers choose to threaten the school sometime in the future.

My biggest disappointment of the book was the epilogue, or closing chapter, because so many loose ends were left untied. The author just touched on the highlights of Harry and Ron's families and little of anything else. Only the occupation of Neville Longbottom is revealed, so did Harry become an Auror or not, or maybe they have no need of them now? Where do they live? What about secondary characters like Kreacher, or Luna Lovegood, or the Dursleys, whatever became of them? I've heard of leaving the door open for possible sequels, but it shouldn't be left quite that wide. I like nice, neatly packaged stories. ;;