I phrased wrongly, I'm sorry. Of course what Rowling says is that Snape turned to Albus after Voldemort's choice. But I don't buy it. When did 21-years-old Severus become stupid? Are we to believe that everything DE was ok for him, a part from the little detail of Lily being in harm?
As for the troubles in the Prophecy's timeline, the explainations presented by Red Hen Publicationsmake more sense to me.
My pet theory is that young Severus joined the DE because of his love for Dark Arts - which are Dark only if someone calls them like that. (and because I have Tobias involved in miners' strikes against Thatcher, but that's another story). But he's soon bored by the fact that none of his fellows is enough interested in delving into the theoretical possibilities of "Dark" magic. I don't think he's sadistic enough to enjoy the DE's sporting activities. He's possibly disgusted by them after a few tryings. And then arrives Regulus' defection, which makes him reflect. A few people believe in a friendship between Snape and Regulus, and I don't find it improbable. In any case he's unsatisfied.
Then starts my AU trip, in which some DE go to Spinner's End to taunt Eileen because she had married a poor Muggle involved in Muggle politics. And despite his own impatience toward his father, Snape cannot tolerate something like that. Another scenario is the one in which Voldemort, prior to the Prophecy, asks Snape to kill Lily, and Snape refuses. Voldemort suspects that Snape is going to leave him and sends someone to hurt Eileen, as a theat. Snape hadn't thought of betraying Voldemort before, but he does now. Just because Voldemort is very stupid in dealing with his own supporters.
I'm puzzled by the fact that Rowling apparently decided that every parent or grandparent had to die. We are supposed to believe that Eileen and Tobias are dead, but are they really? And Harry's grandparents are all dead? I'm almost 30 and three of my grandparents are still alive.
I'd like to let Eileen have a role, somehow, in this situation. It's barely plausible that she disappeared in thin air after delivering Severus and quarrelling with his father when he was 9.
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Date: Tuesday, 11 January 2011 08:03 am (UTC)As for the troubles in the Prophecy's timeline, the explainations presented by Red Hen Publicationsmake more sense to me.
My pet theory is that young Severus joined the DE because of his love for Dark Arts - which are Dark only if someone calls them like that. (and because I have Tobias involved in miners' strikes against Thatcher, but that's another story). But he's soon bored by the fact that none of his fellows is enough interested in delving into the theoretical possibilities of "Dark" magic. I don't think he's sadistic enough to enjoy the DE's sporting activities. He's possibly disgusted by them after a few tryings. And then arrives Regulus' defection, which makes him reflect. A few people believe in a friendship between Snape and Regulus, and I don't find it improbable. In any case he's unsatisfied.
Then starts my AU trip, in which some DE go to Spinner's End to taunt Eileen because she had married a poor Muggle involved in Muggle politics. And despite his own impatience toward his father, Snape cannot tolerate something like that.
Another scenario is the one in which Voldemort, prior to the Prophecy, asks Snape to kill Lily, and Snape refuses. Voldemort suspects that Snape is going to leave him and sends someone to hurt Eileen, as a theat. Snape hadn't thought of betraying Voldemort before, but he does now. Just because Voldemort is very stupid in dealing with his own supporters.
I'm puzzled by the fact that Rowling apparently decided that every parent or grandparent had to die. We are supposed to believe that Eileen and Tobias are dead, but are they really? And Harry's grandparents are all dead? I'm almost 30 and three of my grandparents are still alive.
I'd like to let Eileen have a role, somehow, in this situation. It's barely plausible that she disappeared in thin air after delivering Severus and quarrelling with his father when he was 9.