Evil and Slytherin (Harry's Dream)

[irene_mikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 38908

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "bluesqueak" <pipdowns at e...> wrote:

> > What about that dream Harry had the night after sorting? 

> Good point! (she says, in a drat-I'd-forgotten-that-bit tone of 
voice)

I missed it completely in the book, and only noticed this bit when 
listening to Stephen Fry. So may that magic is so strong, that not 
only Harry is made to forget it. :-)

> However...
> He may have had a subconcious reason to connect Quirrel's *turban* 
> with the dark side (Quirrel himself isn't in the dream) - in the 
> scene at the Sorting Feast Harry's scar hurts him when the back of 
> Quirrel's turban is towards him. Consciously, Harry thinks it's 
> Snape, looking at him. Subconsciously???

That would be classical dream stuff then, revealing you something you 
should know, but missed. Very possible.

> >may be Professor Snape also 
> > had a little magical dream that night? Something telling him to 
> > befriend the boy and make sure he asks to be transferred? Which, 
of 
> > course puts Snape's subsequent behaviour in interesting light.
> > > 
> 
> I take it you mean that he promptly makes sure Harry dislikes him 
> intensely - interesting. It also implies that Voldemort still 
thinks 
> Snape is loyal.

He should think  so at this stage, no? I assumed he learned about 
Snape's betrayal listening to his "little chats" with Quirrel.

Irene