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It does have a certain "feel" to it (at least for me) that corresponds to Severus
I agree. And I admit I hadn't thought of the "Lupin just didn't know that he had" explanation, too. (Perhaps Severus did the working-out on some other bits of parchment that he subsequently destroyed, or something, rather than in the book.)
Also the 'severed forever' meaning, the hint at wounds that don't heal quickly (or ever)....
Tragically poetic, that. (Even though "Severus" is related to "severe", not to "sever"; it's certainly a severe bit of magic as well.)
we don't encounter other students creating spells (in fact, how many other people can we confirm DO create their own spells?)
We see books of purportedly "new" spells in bookstores, so some witches and wizards apparently make a living at spell invention. I think what is unusual about Severus is not that he does it at all (although perhaps it is the sort of science only the cream of intelligence gets into, like we Muggles think of rocket science or specialized medicine), but that he does it while still in school, and multiple times. (That said, the Marauders were no slouches either; the Map is very fancy stuff.)
I agree. And I admit I hadn't thought of the "Lupin just didn't know that he had" explanation, too. (Perhaps Severus did the working-out on some other bits of parchment that he subsequently destroyed, or something, rather than in the book.)
Also the 'severed forever' meaning, the hint at wounds that don't heal quickly (or ever)....
Tragically poetic, that. (Even though "Severus" is related to "severe", not to "sever"; it's certainly a severe bit of magic as well.)
we don't encounter other students creating spells (in fact, how many other people can we confirm DO create their own spells?)
We see books of purportedly "new" spells in bookstores, so some witches and wizards apparently make a living at spell invention. I think what is unusual about Severus is not that he does it at all (although perhaps it is the sort of science only the cream of intelligence gets into, like we Muggles think of rocket science or specialized medicine), but that he does it while still in school, and multiple times. (That said, the Marauders were no slouches either; the Map is very fancy stuff.)