Snape's stalling

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> 
> Pippin:
> ::blinks:: 
> He sure was shocked to find that Kreacher had lied to him. He 
> thought Sirius hated Kreacher, though Dumbledore says not.   
> He had no idea why Dumbledore wept. Cho was an utter 
> bafflement. Voldemort played him like a fish on a line.
> 
> Research shows that adolescents aren't as good as adults at 
> interpreting and understanding  emotions, and Harry displays 
> this quality all through OOP. He notices more, yes, but he's not 
> yet very good at interpreting what he sees. 
>


Alla:


I am not saying that Harry sees everything that he is supposed to 
see and knows everything he is supposed to know. ;)

I am only saying that I don't consider it to be very strong argument 
in dismissing Harry's negative impressions of Snape as incorrect 
based on the only fact that he is not always a reliable narrator, 
because quite often he is, IMO.

Anyway, you were not making that argument, so I am sorry for getting 
carried away.


> Pippin:
> By 'stalling' I mean failing to take appropriate action, which 
might 
> or might not include "doing something right away." 

Alla:

OK, thanks. I think I understood this word more or less correctly.