Snape's flinch (was Was Snape at the 3rd Task?)

[dfrankis at dial.pipex.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 19814

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> However, if Snape did heed 
> Voldemort's summons, I think it was for a good reason, and with 
> Dumbledore's blessing.  (It does provide a good answer to one Red 
> Flag:  why does Snape flinch when Harry starts to name who was 
there?)

Now *I'm* confused. I thought that Snape flinching was evidence that 
he was not at the DE scene - if he had been he would have known who 
they were and that Harry could identify them.  The flinching might be 
because Snape had hoped that Malfoy wouldn't go back to Voldemort - 
maybe he cares about Draco.  Or are you suggesting that he didn't 
want Harry to blurt what they both knew, or that he thought Harry was 
about to finger *him*?

I agree, it feels like a long time Harry was gone, both before and 
after Voldemort's signal.

David