I can almost see it, where Snape is the kid allowed to play with Pureblood Regulus, like all those children we just don't know in the news reels, being invited to Shirley Temple's birthday parties.
Hee! What a great comparison.
Also there's lots of examples of families who might be basically bigotted but still had certain people of unacceptable backgrounds as friends. They'd be aware that they weren't on the same level but could still appreciate them for what they were. For instance, they might find it very amusing for their son to have a Jewish friend, even knowing that marrying a Jew was unthinkable. I can see Snape occuping that sort of strange position.
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Date: 2005-09-08 02:52 pm (UTC)Hee! What a great comparison.
Also there's lots of examples of families who might be basically bigotted but still had certain people of unacceptable backgrounds as friends. They'd be aware that they weren't on the same level but could still appreciate them for what they were. For instance, they might find it very amusing for their son to have a Jewish friend, even knowing that marrying a Jew was unthinkable. I can see Snape occuping that sort of strange position.