Snape's Character Progression

[Pernille]

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wrote:
> 
> You know, something (rather obvious now that I think about it) 
> struck me while reading your post. I remember Alan Rickman saying 
> that JKR told him what he *needed* to know. (This was long ago when 
> the cast was first being interviewed and everyone was asking if    
> they knew how the story ended, etc.) I remember him saying         
> something about knowing things that make a difference in how he    
> plays it. I'm wondering if what she told him was that Snape was a  
> Leglimens. That he could, in Muggle terms, read minds. This        
> explains some of what you were saying in Rickman's portrayal. Can   
> this be done easily to someone, or is the person aware of it, I    
> wonder. We didn't find out quite enough about it in OOTP. 

Bit strange actually, I've never really thought about this. It has of 
course been in the back of my mind, but never thought it trough. That 
might be it. I think that actually could be what J.K. told him.

> Now... I've just had a minor revelation... is this how Dumbledore 
> knows Snape really did return to the right side? Surely Dumbledore 
> possesses this talent. We've seen much evidence of it. Hope this 
> hasn't been discussed already. I haven't been following the Snape 
> trail on here. Any ideas on this?
> 
> ~Deborah

As you say, it's clear that Dumbledore has this gift. But despite 
this I think there is something else that makes him trust Snape. It 
could be both...this thing or action we don't know about combined 
with that he can read his mind. Because you see, I don't think Harry 
would trust Snape just because Dumbledore says he can read his mind. 
I think it will take more then that. Just a thought.

I'm re reading PoA at the moment, and when the topic of mind reading 
came up something struck me; could it be that Hermione has this gift 
as well?, maybe without knowing it? She is always so insightful, and 
always seems to know what Harry is feeling and thinking.
My copy of PoA is in Norwegian so I don't know if this is the case in 
the British version, but in not so many pages two times the 
phrase: "as if she read his mind", has been used in scenes where 
Harry and Hermione have been talking to each other. 
I'm probably wrong about this though.

To come back to Snape and the movies, I must say that Alan Rickman is 
one of the best casting jobs I've ever seen. He IS Snape to me. No 
other. And he does it so well. I love it when he does that thing with 
his lip when he understands that he has been beaten. 

This became a bit long :)
Pernille