The thing about Umbridge's quill...

[catherinemckiernan]

No: HPFGUIDX 69409

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "terryljames76"
<terryljames at h...> wrote:
> 
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kirstini" <kirst_inn at y...> 
> wrote:
> 

<snip other stuff>

> And as much as Snape dispises Harry, he
> > hasn't tried to Crucio him yet.
> 
> No, but he did threaten to poison him to see if his antidote worked, 
> and to feed him Veritaserum to see if he was telling the truth (and 
> why couldn't he just have Legili-whatsit'd him?) Snape also didn't 
> follow up on Occlumency, which _very_ indirectly led to Sirius' 
> presumed death.  Harry blaming Snape and deciding to hate him forever 
> for that is unreasonable, of course, but Harry has just lost the only 
> parental figure he's ever known, and his reaction is understandable.  
> 
> I predict that Snape is going to feel vaguely guilty over this, but 
> given his personality the only effect will be that he will be even 
> nastier to Harry.
> 
> > -Cindy (self-appointed Snape patronus)
> 
> Cool!  Wonder what he hears when the dementors come around?...

Oh, so do I..

But I also wonder if it was that vague guilt that perhaps prompted him
to suggest to the Order that a little chat with the Dursleys might be
in order. After all, Snape now knows a lot more about Harry's
childhood than the rest of them, and might see it as a way of making
up a little bit (otherwise, I wonder why Harry's friends didn't act
before).

Catherine McK


> Terry LJ (who just realized that it was Dark!Terry who wrote that 
> first post, and who wonders if the ends ever justify the means)