[HPforGrownups] Summary: CoS Chapters 5 an 6

[devika261 at aol.com]

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> Question 7: Why does Snape wait for them?( It should be McGonagall
> who is Head of Gryffindor. She does not necessarily have to survey
> the Sorting ceremony, as we know from PoA, where she summons Harry
> and Hermione into her office, while Prof. Flitwick replaces her at
> the Sorting.)
> 

I don't think anyone has suggested this (my apologies if someone has).
It could be that Snape is still trying to protect Harry.  After all, it's 
only been a few months since the Sorcerer's Stone has been destroyed, and now 
suddenly Harry Potter doesn't show up with the rest of the school for the 
Sorting.  Snape, who always seems to have an eye out for Harry, would notice 
this and go to find out what happened to him.  Who knows, Voldemort could be 
making a second attempt to get to Harry, or perhaps Snape even knows 
something of the "plot" that Dobby mentioned (although I'm not so sure about 
that).
It's also possible that Dumbledore is looking out for Harry, notices that 
he's not there, and sends Snape to find him.
Either way, I think that Snape could be making sure Harry is safe, and 
resenting every minute of it.

Devika
  
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