Possible Discrepancy in PS

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No: HPFGUIDX 18168

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Andrea" <ra_1013 at y...> wrote:

> That's certainly what Harry thinks!  We have to draw a distinction 
> between what *Harry* thinks all of this means, and what we can see 
it 
> means with the knowledge that Quirrell was after the Stone all 
along. 
>  Snape's words can be taken with both meanings.

I still believe Snape is trying to intimidate Quirrell into giving 
him the information he wants.

 
> 
> Again, that's what *Harry* thinks.  All we hear Snape say 
is "...your 
> little bit of hocus pocus."  Harry (and we, on first reading) 
assume 
> that he's trying to find out how to get past Quirrell's 
protection.  
> But Snape could just as easily have been saying, "And don't think 
on 
> the Quiddich field just now I didn't notice your little bit of 
> hocus-pocus" or something along those lines.


I thought you meant that Snape wanted to know what Quirrell had done 
and that just didn't make sense.  My mistake!  Yes, Snape could very 
well be saying, "Enough of all that hocus-pocus stuff."  But I think 
there is a reason why it is at this moment that JKR has Harry almost 
falling out of the tree. We don't actually know even now what Snape 
was saying to Quirrell.


Koinonia asked:    
 How does Snape know HH & R know about the stone?

Adrea replied:
 
> He doesn't.  That line is in explanation for why he's talking to 
> Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest, where students aren't allowed.  
Less 
> chance of a student, who isn't supposed to know about the PS, 
> stumbling across them.  Dang Harry! [g]

Ahhh......I am going to disagree with you here!  I think Snape does 
know.  I think he is making a statement here.  

*Potions lessons were turning into a sort of weekly torture, Snape 
was so horrible to Harry.  Could Snape possibly know they'd found out 
about the Philosopher's Stone?  Harry didn't see how he could - yet 
he sometimes had the horrible feeling that Snape could read minds.*


*Oh, I thought we'd keep this private,' said Snape, his voice 
icy.  'Students aren't supposed to know about the Philosopher's 
Stone, after all.

Both of these are in the Nicolas Flamel chapter.

See, I think Snape has some type of mind reading abilities.  It is 
hinted at several times in the books.  There are times when Harry 
gets the impression Snape can read his mind but then always comes up 
with an explanation. Or so Harry thinks.  Just another theory ;) 

Koinonia