Snape's Sudden Movement (was The Gleam! Oh No!)

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Ripleywriter at a... wrote:
> 
> I'm still confused about this sudden movement deal, sorry. :-) 
> Where exactly is it in the book? 

It's quite late in Chapter 36 "The Parting of the Ways". After he 
has told Dumbledore and Sirius his story and fallen asleep, he is 
awakened by the sound of Fudge and McGonagall shouting at each other 
because Fudge's Dementor has just Kissed Barty Jr. Dumbledore tries 
to tell Fudge that Voldemort has returned and Fudge refuses to believe 
him.

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Fudge had taken half a step back from Dumbledore, but he looked no 
less stubborn. "You'll forgive me, Dumbledore, but I've [never] heard 
of a curse scar acting as an alarm bell before ..."

"Look, I saw Voldemort come back!" Harry shouted. He tried to get out 
of bed again, but Mrs Weasley forced him back. "I saw the Death 
Eaters! I can give you their names! Lucius Malfoy –"

Snape made a **sudden movement**, but as Harry looked at him, Snape's 
eyes flew back to Fudge.

"Malfoy was cleared!" said Fudge, visibly affronted. "A very old 
family – donations to excellent causes –"

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That's The Sudden Movement.

There are many theories about what it means.

One popular theory is that Snape, hearing Harry start to name names, 
is afraid that Harry is going to name *him* as having been there 
(because he was).

For some reasson, the theory which I hold is not equally popular: 
that Lucius had fooled Severus into believing that old it-was-
Imperius tale, and Severus is now shocked to learn that Lucius really 
was one of the bad guys.