Yum yum yum! With the little information we have about the Snape/Black interactions, I think this post is as deep as we can get into the matter without becoming totally speculative.
Heh! Yes, I was really trying to reign in the speculation, since anything we imagine has to be that. There's precious little actual information there, but it does seem possible that the foundation is being laid for some.
I've always had very, very little interest in the house of Malfoy, mostly because Lucius for some reason is simply boring in my eyes (never got on the fanon bandwagon of Draco & his Malfoy Pride etc).
I was the same way, and it always sort of surprised me. I don't know whether it was that I found Lucius boring or not, but for some reason it always just seemed less interesting than I'd expect it to be. I jumped for joy to find them on that tapestry, though. It's also kind of interesting that in a way Lucius was such a misdirection. We're told Draco looks just like him, but what's tricky is that so does Narcissa. The blond hair could just as easily come from her, and those grey eyes...(can't remember--does Lucius have blue eyes or grey? Do we even know?)
I refuse to believe Kreacher's brief stalking job was just there to create comedy effect (though it *really* was funny).
Yes, I thought that too. There's not necesarily any reason to bring Kreacher to Hogwarts at all. Dobby could just as easily have done the tailing, and Harry heads-off any attempts by Kreacher to tip Draco off. So I wonder if there is a set-up there beyond just showing the different perspective of Kreacher.
Back to your main point- I think the case of Snape/Blacks is different from that of Sirius/Potters mainly in that Snape does seem to think positively of at least one of his parents. Thus, I don't think he would feel too keenly to be considered a 'somewhat' family member, since he certainly had not denounced his own the way Sirius did.
Yeah, see I don't think it was a case of Snape looking to be adopted as a son like Sirius or Harry with the Weasleys. But I can see him wanting to be considered a member of the Black family in terms of their being this important wizarding family, you know? He may actually have seen it as a way of validating his mother's status as well. It seems more about validation and respect than affection.
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Date: 2005-09-08 02:43 pm (UTC)Heh! Yes, I was really trying to reign in the speculation, since anything we imagine has to be that. There's precious little actual information there, but it does seem possible that the foundation is being laid for some.
I've always had very, very little interest in the house of Malfoy, mostly because Lucius for some reason is simply boring in my eyes (never got on the fanon bandwagon of Draco & his Malfoy Pride etc).
I was the same way, and it always sort of surprised me. I don't know whether it was that I found Lucius boring or not, but for some reason it always just seemed less interesting than I'd expect it to be. I jumped for joy to find them on that tapestry, though. It's also kind of interesting that in a way Lucius was such a misdirection. We're told Draco looks just like him, but what's tricky is that so does Narcissa. The blond hair could just as easily come from her, and those grey eyes...(can't remember--does Lucius have blue eyes or grey? Do we even know?)
I refuse to believe Kreacher's brief stalking job was just there to create comedy effect (though it *really* was funny).
Yes, I thought that too. There's not necesarily any reason to bring Kreacher to Hogwarts at all. Dobby could just as easily have done the tailing, and Harry heads-off any attempts by Kreacher to tip Draco off. So I wonder if there is a set-up there beyond just showing the different perspective of Kreacher.
Back to your main point- I think the case of Snape/Blacks is different from that of Sirius/Potters mainly in that Snape does seem to think positively of at least one of his parents. Thus, I don't think he would feel too keenly to be considered a 'somewhat' family member, since he certainly had not denounced his own the way Sirius did.
Yeah, see I don't think it was a case of Snape looking to be adopted as a son like Sirius or Harry with the Weasleys. But I can see him wanting to be considered a member of the Black family in terms of their being this important wizarding family, you know? He may actually have seen it as a way of validating his mother's status as well. It seems more about validation and respect than affection.