My husband's Snape observation

[bohcoo]

No: HPFGUIDX 73952

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda" <editor at t...> wrote:
> My husband, Jan, is working his way through OoP. He made an 
> observation which totally missed me. This is superbly amazing 
because 
> not only am I a L.O.O.N., it's about *Snape,* for God's sake.
> 
> I can't imagine nobody else caught it; in fact, I'd be amazed if 
this 
> hasn't been done to death four ways already, given our numbers and 
> post volume and all. But the woeful fact is that I haven't been 
> anywhere *near* keeping up with posts.
> 
> I am therfore posting anyway. I truly apologize if this was a 
popular 
> item of analysis only two days ago. I am really so amazed that I 
> missed this, though, and wanted to share.
> 
> Jan has gotten through the pensieve scene. And his basic take is 
that 
> James was your basic BMOC (big man on campus), a jock, like the guy 
> that walks around with a football under his arm. Yeah, I got that 
> much. But the thing I missed was what he considered the obvious 
> parallel to Snape's being taunted--not Harry in the graveyard, but 
> the DEs at the World Cup. Down to the same spell, he said, and he's 
> likely correct; the Robertsons were held in midair and at one 
point, 
> the Mrs. was flipped upside down.
> 
> I had completely missed this, and found it chilling, especially the 
> similarity of treatment of the victim. I'm at work now, can't 
analyze 
> much, but I was stunned that I'd totally missed this and wanted to 
> get other thoughts. Thoughts?
> 
> ~Amanda



Ohmigawd. . . Wow. I got cold chills when I read your post -- and I'm 
in Florida, heat index near 100!

I call what your husband pointed out a "brick in the bucket" moment 
or BIB for short. It is that electrifying moment when you realize 
something very very important that kind of sneaks up on you after you 
have passed it. 

The sensation is one of having someone drop a brick in a bucket right 
behind you. Real-l-l-l-y gets your attention, y'know?

Wow. Thanks!
Bohcoo