The Dueling Club - an interpretaion

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 57710

Pippin:


> 
> Dudley trapped in the snake cage is  movie contamination! <g> 
> 

Yeah, yeah. Ok, I confess. I lost perspective there for a moment. 
(That IS one of the moments I like better in the movie than the book, 
though.)

Ok, let's go over the Snape possibilities:

* All-Knowing Snape, Omniscient Dumbledore:

Snape knew exactly what he was doing, Dumbledore knew exactly how he 
was going to do it, and it went perfectly according to plan, which is 
why Snape had a shrewd and calculating look. Dumbledore was giving 
some tough love lessons to Harry about learning how to deal with 
infamy as well as fame, and also, figured that, with the heat on 
Harry, he'd be able to figure out what Riddle was up to.

Darrin's view: NO! I really hate All-Knowing Snape and Omniscient 
Dumbledore.

* Mean and Knowledgable Snape, Mostly Omniscient Dumbledore:

Snape was ordered to make Harry reveal his Parselmouth, but 
Dumbledore is torked that Snape made Harry a pariah in the process. 
The shrewd and calculating look is because Snape makes Harry look 
like an evil git.

Darrin's view: Not as bad, but hopefully Snape got his knuckles 
rapped for this one.

* Mean and Clueless Snape, Smart, But Not THAT Smart Dumbledore:

Snape was just having a bit of fun with Potter, and was as shocked as 
anyone else when Harry was a Parselmouth. The shrewd look is because 
he realized that what Potter would be going through now was 100 times 
worse than getting a minor fright from a snake. Dumbledore, though 
suspecting Harry might be a Parselmouth, wasn't sure until this 
moment. Didn't order anything.

Darrin's view: The one I like the best. I like my Snape on a need-to-
know basis, not as ultra spymaster. I also like my Snape hateful in a 
lot of ways, not some benevolent bat flapping around with 18 motives 
for every action.

* Mean and Clueless Snape, Clueless Dumbledore:

See above Snape, but add a Dumbledore just as surprised as anyone.

Darrin's view: Probably not, but oh well.

Darrin
-- You're a mean one, Mr. Snape...