CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 28, Snape's worst memory

[severelysigune]

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Carol wrote: 
> Does anyone besides me think that the jar of cockroaches exploded 
as a result of Snape's fury, not because he threw it? Was it 
involuntary, wandless magic like Harry's blowing up of Aunt Marge? If 
so, the anger wasn't an act (but did not remain at white heat, 
either).<

Sigune delurks to agree:
Yes, I sort of instinctively read it that way. Maybe it is because I 
am not a native speaker of English, but the verb 'explode' does not 
suggest to me that the jar was thrown; besides there is no other 
indication that Snape picks something up and launches it across the 
room.

Yours severely,

Sigune