OoP - Snapes Thoughts - a bit long

[junediamanti]

No: HPFGUIDX 70439


> --- junediamanti <june.diamanti at b...> 
> > Finally, the flying scene.  Basically - he had no
> > natural gift for 
> > flying. This was his first attempt and he made a
> > complete horlicks 
> > of it.  No-one hexed the broom but some girl laughed
> > derisively and 
> > he never forgot.  He's hated any natural at
> > Quidditch ever since. 
 
Rebecca:
> I agree with everything else in your post, but not
> this.  No matter how bad someone is at flying I do not
> think they could cause the broom to buck before they
> even got on it. >>>

I stick with my original belief - what I am thinking here is that 
this incident is not unlike Neville's first experience of flying.  I 
think it sensed his fear indeed.  I don't think he bucked the broom 
or anyone else did it either - the broom bucked itself.

Incidentally, it occurs to me that there are repeated parrallels in 
the experience of many of the kids in the books - its like a lot of 
them have a great deal in common without ever knowing it:

Riddle - Harry: Orphans

Snape - Draco: Lousy parents

Neville - Snape: lacking in confidence.

Hermione - Snape: Smart alecs and laughed at for it?

A Hogwarts therapy group might solve a load of problems.  Just a 
thought.

June