Whoops! Re: CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 29, Career Advice

[justcarol67]

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Potioncat wrote:
> > It just seems that JKR had a reason for us to not know what 
> > happened.
> 
> 
Siriusly Snapey Susan replied:
> Right.  The reason is that we're seeing this from Harry's POV as 
> usual.  HARRY isn't supposed to know for certain that Snape broke
it--that way he can't accuse him or report him!  That Snape's a smart 
> guy!  IMO, he saw what Hermione was doing, saw that Harry's back was 
> turned, made a quick decision to "repay" Potter for the Pensieve 
> incident.  Perfect!  Potter will "know" from the look on his face
and the "Whoops" but he won't be able to DO anything about it because
he didn't see it directly.  We're supposed to feel it the way Harry
felt it--frustration and all, I think.
> 
> 

Carol:
Or Harry was too hasty in putting the vial on the desk and it slipped
to the floor as he turned away. We know that Draco was amused. We can
be pretty sure that snape took genuine pleasure in assigning him a
zero (whether it counted in his final grade for the course or not).
But there's no evidence that Snape actually broke the vial, and surely
Hermione would have informed Harry about it after class had he really
done so. Instead, she apologizes and he's angry with *her*.

Carol, who has often placed a glass on the counter edge and turned
around just in time to see it shatter