Snape's Reaction to Harry assuming that he is a DE spy

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No: HPFGUIDX 108628

vmonte reponds:
> Sorry Lisa, but Harry was not screwing around in class.  He was 
> actually startled by Snape's attack. Harry was paying attention in 
> class, everyone was. It was the first thing mentioned in the 
> chapter. It said something to the effect that even though Snape 
> spoke barely  above a whisper he had a gift, like McGonagall, of 
> keeping everyone's attention.  
> 
> Clearly, there has to be another reason for why Snape went after 
> Harry.>>

Lisa answered: 
> Then I'll need to go back and re-read the chapter, as I thought 
> Harry may have done something to indicate he wasn't quite there. 
> Maybe it's the films meddling with me, because Harry certainly 
> wasn't hanging on Snape's every word in the You Know What.



SSSusan:
Must be the movies, Lisa.

Snape paused during roll call, at the start of class, to 
remark, "Our new--*celebrity*" then goes on to give his "subtle 
science & exact art of potion-making" speech.  As Vmonte 
recalled, "He spoke in barely more than a whisper, but they caught 
every word--like Professor McGonagall, Snape had the gift of keeping 
a class silent without effort."

Snape continued on w/ his "little foolish wand-waving" and "even 
stopper death" remarks, concluding with "--if you aren't as big a 
bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach."  

Next comes this:  "More silence followed this little speech.  Harry 
& Ron exchanged looks with raised eyebrows.  Hermione Granger was on 
the edge of her seat and looked desperate to start proving that she 
wasn't a dunderhead."  *Immediately* after this, Snape 
says, "Potter!" and begins asking his sequence of questions.

So, NO, Harry wasn't goofing off or letting his mind drift.

Siriusly Snapey Susan