[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry in NEWT Potions Class? (Was: Is Snape confident?)

[Alina]

No: HPFGUIDX 88899

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Alina" <alina at d...> wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > Quote:
> > > "'Snape was trying to save me?'
> > > 'Of course,' said Quirrel coolly. 'Why do you think he wanted to
> > > referee your next match? He was trying to make sure I dodn't do it
> > > again... All the other teachers thought Snape was trying to stop
> > > Gryffindor winning, he DID make himself unpopular...'" (PS p. 209 UK
> > > Ed).
> > >
> > > Snape was willing to make himself unpopular to keep Harry safe...
> > <snip>
> > > Berit
> >
> > I'm pretty sure you're misreading that quote. Snape isn't making himself
> > unpopular to make Harry safe. I think what Rowling meant there was that
> > Snape was planning to make Harry safe, however because he was already
> > unpopular with the rest of the staff, they assumed he was planning to
> > sabotage the game.
> >
> > Alina.
>
> Actually, Berit is right. The quote says quite clearly that he "made
> himself unpopular" via his choice to referee the game. There's no
<snip>
Carol

Well, I guess it's a matter of opinion, as are most things. The reason I'm
reading the quote that way is Quirrel's phrasing. If he said, "he made
himself unpopular" instead of "he did make himself unpopular," I'd agree
with you, but to me, the "did" sounds like the reason explaining why the
teachers thought what they did. Ah well, just another question I'll never
get to ask JKR.

Alina.