Snape and Harry again. WasRe: Snape in the Shrieking Shack (was re:time-turning)

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No: HPFGUIDX 113099

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
>  
> > Alla:
> > 
> > Maybe we should or maybe we should not. Yesterday I was worrying 
> > that I went into defending Snape mode for too long. :o)
> 
> 
> Potioncat:
> Yes, I was worrying about you too!  ;-) 


Alla:

LOL! Am I doing a good job of recovering? 


> >Potioncat:
> It won't make him less sarcastic/sadistic but I think Snape 
believes 
> Harry -- particularly Harry -- needs to know certain things about 
> potions. 
> snip>  


Alla:

Too true, but since I just talked about this scene in my reply to 
Carol, I will only ask you one question, same as I asked Carol 
earlier and the one, which I really want to know.

Do you think that if in this scene Rowling indeed foreshadows 
something, which may come up during final battle, Snape has some 
knowledge about it?

I mean, if "stopper in death" for example will help to save Harry's 
life, I just don't see how Snape may know about it, unless of course 
he is another Trelawny in disguise  and makes predictions during his 
leisure time. :o)


> Potioncat:
> It used to be expected that notes passed to another student would 
be 
> read out loud if the teacher caught you.  Nice teachers of course 
> didn't do that.  So reading this out loud was mean, but not 
entirely 
> out of range...
> I think at this time Snape believes Harry tricked the Goblet of 
> Fire, believes the trio are stealing from his office, knows LV is 
> getting stronger and may be calling Snape soon...and he's taking 
it 
> out on Harry.
> 
> Snape should go into research.


Alla:

Really? I am trying to remember my school years, which was a little 
more than decade ago and if teacher took something from you in 
class, she usually gave it back at the end, even if it was a note, 
book or magazine. I don't recall teachers ever reading our notes in 
class, or maybe my memory is bad.

I guess it is american or british thing, but you are correct this is 
not out of range for Snape at all. I was just trying to show his 
range.

And yeah, he should go into research. :)


Potioncat:
> Yeah, that one had me puzzled for quite a while.  He was stalling 
> Harry until DD could come down, and doing it in character. Why?  
> This reminds me that the movies often show Snape being neutral or 
> almost friendly.  I don't think the books ever do. 
> 
> Remind me, Alla, was I agreeing with you or arguing with you in 
this 
> post?



Alla: I view the fact that movie, especially POA showed Snape in 
more friendly way towards Harry and Co than books do in a positive 
way. I do hope that it was foreshadowing approved by JKR, but I am 
not keeping my hopes up.

You know - prepare for the worst and then the better outcome will be 
a wonderful surprise. :)
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