[HPforGrownups] Re: The Dueling Club - an interpretaion

[FlamingStar Chows]

No: HPFGUIDX 57708

Peggy wrote:
> Am I missing something? (Besides half of my mind at this point? -
> Gotta love this time of year-grading-ARG).  I've re-read this chapter
> of CoS, and I am not sure where the idea comes from that Serpensortia
> was Snape's idea.

From: Katy Cartee
Now i don't have my book in front of me, but i distinctly remember Snape
whispering something into Draco's ear right before he casts the Serpensortia
spell. So i, assumingly along with many others, believe that he told Draco
to do this.

----now me----
I guess I'll finally jump in on this one.  I thought the same thing, that
Snape whipered the spell into Draco's ear - but not because it was to "out"
Harry as a Parcelmouth as some have suggested, but rather because throwing a
large snake at him would be the cool Slytherin thing to do.  After all, he
didn't just stand and wait to see what happened (from CoS, Chapter 11):

    "Don't move, Potter," said Snape lazily, clearly enjoying the sight of
Harry standing motionless, eye to eye wit the angry snake.  "I'll get rid of
it...."

They only found out that Harry was a Parcelmouth because Lockhart ineptly
tried to step in and instead of getting rid of the snake, managed to throw
it ten feet into the air.  Harry stepped in when the angry snake went after
Justin.

~~Cathy~~