CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 29, Career Advice

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 115808


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "scoutmom21113" 
<navarro198 at h...> wrote:
> 
> 
> IMO, the smile when she mentioned potions was her acknowledging 
> Harry's feelings toward continued classes with Snape.  She is too 
> professional to say anything specific to a student, especially with 
> Umbridge there, but she obviously knows about the animosity between 
> them.
> 

I agree.  IMO this is just a common way of conveying sympathy and 
understanding without having to denigrate another teacher, especially 
in front of Umbridge.  McGonagall seems to be one of those 
unfortunate souls possessed of a tender heart combined with an 
inability to unbend beyond a certain rather limited point.  Thus she 
must rely on minimal expressions and gestures, especially in 
professional situations, to convey her feelings.

Lupinlore