S. Snape suspected snake speech?

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No: HPFGUIDX 16731

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Jamieson <crowswolf at s...> wrote:
> My view on that is this: Snape knew Malfoy and Harry hated each 
other. And he favours Malfoy, so why not put two arch enemies 
together? I think he wanted to scare Harry any way possible. Part of 
me suspects Snape of knowing exactly what was
> going to happen, and another part of me wonders if even Snape can 
plan that far ahead...just mho.




I disagree.  I think Snape specifically chose a snake to see what 
Harry would do. Don't you think that would be too much of a 
coincidence that Snape would chose a snake and then Harry would be 
able to speak to it?  The look on Snape's face was not one of 
surprise.  It was a calculating look.  He got the answer he was 
after.  Now not only does Snape know Harry can speak P. but so does 
the whole school.  There was a reason why Snape did this.

As far as Snape planning ahead, well.....he was a spy.  I don't think 
he has any trouble 'planning ahead'. If he can't plan ahead then he 
is in difinite trouble now.