Possible Discrepancy in PS

[Andrea]

No: HPFGUIDX 18174

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., koinonia02 at y... wrote:
> I still believe Snape is trying to intimidate Quirrell into giving 
> him the information he wants.

[shrug] There are many different interpretations to a lot of things in 
these books.  We can read it several different ways, and maybe never 
know what was intended by JKR!  And I agree that Snape's trying to get 
information, just not in the way that we thought when we thought it 
was Snape after the Stone.  He's trying to figure out how much 
Quirrell knows and what he's doing with it.

> 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.

Well, if we heard the whole thing we probably could've figured out it 
was Quirrell after the Stone, not Snape, and it would be a short book. 
<g>

> Ahhh......I am going to disagree with you here!  I think Snape does 
> know.  I think he is making a statement here.  
[snip quotes]
> 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 ;) 

Well, I have to disagree.  I think the bit about Snape's mind-reading 
is just Harry getting more and more upset and nervous about the big 
Quiddich match and the Stone mess.  As far as Snape's behavior 
(getting harder on Harry in class), consider this - this happens right 
after they've discovered that Snape is going to be refereeing the 
Quiddich match.  We later discover this was to protect Harry.  Snape 
*hates* Harry, yet is going to protect him.  He isn't real happy about 
this, so I imagine he's taking it out on Harry during class.

Looking back at the Forbidden Forest conversation, Quirrell starts out 
with, "Don't know why you wanted to meet here of all places, Severus." 
 To which Snape replies, "Oh, I thought we'd keep this 
private...Students aren't supposed to know about the Sorceror's Stone, 
after all."  It seems pretty clear to me that Snape is trying to keep 
away from eavesdroppers, since students aren't allowed in the FF.


Andrea