Snape and Dudley

[Amey Chinchorkar]

No: HPFGUIDX 106902

 -	Potioncat:
-	Looks like Snape and Black both have good reasons to continue to 
-	dislike each other.   But let me point out, when Snape had the 
-	chance to turn Black over to the Dementors, he didn't. So while he 
-	threatened it, he didn't do it.

Amey:
Which chance are you talking about? In PoA or in GoF? Because in PoA:

"You see, Minister?" said Snape. "Confunded, both of them.... Black's
done a very good job on them...." "WE'RE NOT CONFUNDED!" Harry roared.
<snip>
"... only hope Dumbledore's not going to make difficulties," Snape was
saying. "The Kiss will be performed immediately?"
Harry clenched his teeth. He caught a glimpse of Snape's smirk as he and Fudge passed Harry and Hermione's hiding place.

Isn’t that enough proof that Snape wanted Sirius dead (nope, not dead, even worse than that
. Should I call it undead???). At the end of GoF, when Sirius was with Dumbledore, then he didn’t turn him over to the dementors (who were handy) accepted, but I think Dumbledore must have told the truth, or what I really believe that he knew that Sirius was telling the truth all along but didn’t want to believe it till forced.


-	Now I (Tammy) reply:
-	That's a very good question, isn't it?  If it were anyone BUT Harry Potter, that
-	would be an extremely good question.  Why would the MOM bother with 
-	someone performing magic in front of immediate Muggle family who already 
-	knew about the WW?  There'd be no reason to, you're absolutely right, Ariston.  

Amey:
'Keep your wand out,' she told Harry, as they entered Wisteria Walk. 'Never mind the Statute of Secrecy now, there's going to be hell to pay anyway, we might as well be hanged for a dragon as an egg. Talk about the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery
 '  (A Peck of Owls . OOtP)

Why was Mrs. Figg worried about the Statute of Secrecy?? Was she expecting some more trouble? Because she does not mention that the charm was done in front of Dudley, who is a muggle (but being family, he must not be included in Statute of Secrecy). Or is it that even if the family does know about magic, even overage wizards are not supposed to do it in front of them according to statute? We will know when Harry is overage (one more year to go, right?). As for Gred and Forge (I love these names) giving Dudders the ten-toungue toffee it was more misuse of muggle artifacts (or not even *muggle* as wizards also have them). But then I can’t say how Arthur got away with demolishing the entire fireplace of Dursleys.


-	Jen: Well, Harry tells him a few pages earlier, in no uncertain 
-	terms, "DUDLEY, KEEP YOUUR MOUTH SHUT! WHATEVER YOU DO...." (OOTP, 
-	US, chap. 1, p.17).
-	I do think he listened to and believed Harry in this situation, 
-	despite telling his parents later that Harry was to blame. He surely 
-	heard the total fear in Harry's voice and even Dudley probably 
-	recongnized, like Harry, that Harry wasn't powerful enough to block 
-	the stars, moon, etc. His blame of Harry was a cover for whatever 
-	bad memory was revealed to him--he knows blaming Harry is a surefire 
-	way to get Vernon & Petunia sidetracked from questioning him.

Amey:
Since when Dudley heard to Harry so much? I mean, it looks suspicious, doesn’t it? Even Petunia knew about the dementors (though she didn’t know anything about the Kiss), and given the fact that somebody is going to awaken his/her magical powers late in life (how late is open to speculation), looks highly suspicious. 

Amey, hoping that I am not suffering from MarkEvansitis 






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