Snape's Body Language

[junediamanti]

No: HPFGUIDX 71500

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "alicepmint" <alicepmint at y...> 
wrote:
> Snape's Body Language
> 
> During my 2nd reading of OOP I noticed during Occlumency lesson, 
this 
> one line alarmingly stood out to me: 
> 
> "Snape eyed Harry, tracing his mouth with one long, thin finger as 
he 
> did so." (p.531 US)
>> I hope anyone who's familiar with studies on body language 
> could shed some light. What does it usually say about this person 
and 
> what he's really thinking of the person he's staring at given the 
> situation they were in. 
> 
> Alice

June:

Not an expert or even that knowing - but for information, I have 
read that touching the face with the hands in an eye-to-eye 
situation means "I'm fibbing"!!  I believe its to do with the way 
very small children often hide their faces when in trouble - in 
other words they sort of say"I can't see you - so you can't see me 
either".

Of course if anyone knows better- please enlighten.

June