I simply thought he wouldn't want to be forced to be sociable not only with people who upset him by their very existence and nature, but with people who do their level best to upset him until he explodes. If it were me in such a situation, I'd be running out of that door, let me tell you. He can get food all over the damn place.
Plus, you know he'd be next to Mundungus Fletcher and Tonks, the former of whom probably dribbles and talks with his mouth full, and the latter of whom does that really weird nose thing during dinner, which wouldn't half put me off my potatoes. And she'd do his nose as well. Pointedly. And Ginny would giggle, and then there'd be Incident. Not to mention Words. Loud ones.
I can't help thinking that Severus, verbally unpleasant though he may be, hasn't really got the heart to do anything physical towards even his deadliest foes for no justifiable reason any more. Plus, you know Albus Dumbledore would have a really bewildering way of finding out about that sort of shit faster than you can say "and where were you with your mighty powers of observation when...?"
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Date: 2004-11-17 11:41 am (UTC)Plus, you know he'd be next to Mundungus Fletcher and Tonks, the former of whom probably dribbles and talks with his mouth full, and the latter of whom does that really weird nose thing during dinner, which wouldn't half put me off my potatoes. And she'd do his nose as well. Pointedly. And Ginny would giggle, and then there'd be Incident. Not to mention Words. Loud ones.
I can't help thinking that Severus, verbally unpleasant though he may be, hasn't really got the heart to do anything physical towards even his deadliest foes for no justifiable reason any more. Plus, you know Albus Dumbledore would have a really bewildering way of finding out about that sort of shit faster than you can say "and where were you with your mighty powers of observation when...?"