[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry begins to act like someone I know...

[Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force]

No: HPFGUIDX 99445

| From: Geoff Bannister [mailto:gbannister10 at aol.com]
| Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 16:09 PM
| Geoff:
| That incident is rather an interesting one. Let's look at canon for a
| minute:
|
<Snip Book Quote>
|
| (COS "The Duelling Club" p.145 UK edition)
|
| Now certain things have already been suggested in the past about this
| incident.
|
| (1) What exactly did Snape whisper to him? Why was Malfoy smirking?
| Was it because Malfoy had just been given this spell?
| (2) If Snape is keen on saving Harry, why is he lazily enjoying the
| sight?
|
| Certainly looks more along the glory/power line than rescuing
| Harry....

[Lee--Trying to Kill a Migraine):

I see what you're saying, Geoff, and also see where you're coming from. :-)

Let's say Snape gave Draco the spell...I can buy that.  As far as the
enjoyment factor displayed by Snape, I'm gonna put a wiggle in here and say
that perhaps Snape was conflicted; part of him was, indeed, enjoying the
sight of the famous and (dare I say) lauded Harry Potter in a most dangerous
position. There might also be a part of Snape that's tickled proud of Draco
for handling such a spell.  But, there's that part that, for all his seeming
hatred of Harry, can't allow the snake to really _do_ anything to him.

It's really easy to put Severus Snape in the baddy role, but I can't help
looking at what Quirrel said in the first book...about Snape making it easy
because of his action.  I don't have an exact quote to hand, sorry.

Hmm--guess I'm going to have to pull out my HP CDs. <Grin>

Cheers,

Lee :-)
(And, no, the migraine is from my allergies to the pollen; I'm not allergic
to the list!) <Grin>

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