[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape's memories (was: 11 Year Old Dark Wizards)

[Rebecca Stephens]

No: HPFGUIDX 68861


--- Sydney <sydpad at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Bibphile wrote:
> > 
> > First, that memory does no indicate Snape was
> lousy on a broom.  The 
> > broom was bucking, if I remember correctly. 
> That's not normal.   
> > Someone had to do somethig to that broom. 
> 
> Absolutely. When I read that, I thought, aha!  So
> that's where he
> learnt the counter-curse to the broom-bucking
> jinx...
> 
> Incidentally, this is further evidence (as if any
> were needed) that
> Snape was brought up in a family steeped in the Dark
> Arts.  Hagrid
> tells us (I recall imperfectly) that it takes
> "powerful dark magic" to
> tamper with a broom.  There's more than youthful
> hijinks going on here.
> 


Well, he actually said that no kid could do that to a
Nimbus 2000, but the same may not be true of school
brooms and Ron's old broom, as they are weaker.

> > As far as the flies, he could have been using
> Avada Kadavra.  I 
> > don't think so though.  Harry didn't "mention" a
> green light.  I'm 
> > sure there must lots of curses that can kill.  
> 
> Possibly.  I don't see any reason why it WOULDN'T be
> AK, either-- as
> he's described as "shooting them down" that could
> comprise anything.  
> 

But you have to say the words for AK, don't you? 
Besides, I think Harry would mention if Snape was
using that particular curse.



Rebecca

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