Dumbledore and TrustSnape rant
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Neotoma73 at aol.com
Mon Jul 28 04:49:09 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 73575
In a message dated 7/27/03 7:42:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Geoff Bannister"
<gbannister10 at aol.com> writes:
As a side issue to this - my apologies if this
> has been covered in the past - is to ask the question as to why
> Harry's attention really focussed in on Snape at the beginning when
> his scar hurt when Snape looked at him:
>
> "It happened very quickly. The hook-nosed teacher looked past
> Quirrell's turban straight into Harry's eyes - and a sharp, hot pain
> shot across the scar on Harry's forehead." (PS - p.94)
>
There's your answer right there. Snape was looking at him, but so was
Voldemort-in-Quirrell. Harry just doesn't suspect Quirrell, because the man looks
'harmless' to him, while Snape is aggressive and threatening the next time Harry
meets him (the first Potions class).
AnneL
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