i never thought of Snape as half-blood. he's never made any derogatory references to muggle born wizards, but since he was the head of slytherin, and a death-eater, i just assumed he was full blood. it makes sense though since he was the Potions Teacher for so long. and he's definately vain enough to call himself a prince.

rowlings has really taken a turn toward the end of this book -- more irony that the teacher Harry dispises so much ends up being a great teacher through his old potions book. and once again he's got another thing in common with Harry. the more i learn about characters the more i realize how involved all of their stories are as well.

i'm stil puzzled about Ron and Hermione. rowling's got to mention soon where on earth they are.