Foe glass

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No: HPFGUIDX 136929

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "oiboyz" <oiboyz at h...> wrote:
> I've always been struck by the big deal JKR makes of Snape appearing 
> in the Foe Glass.  First Harry sees DD, Snape and McGonagall in the 
> glass, and then the DD and McG move further into the room and Snape 
> remains reflected in the Foe Glass alone.  <snip>   -oiboyz

I was, too wondering about the Foe glass and what is suggested.  My 
idea was now that DD was standing in front of the Foe glass, perhaps, 
over Fake!Moody, his enemies were reflected and Snape was in the 
glass, but I think I proved myself wrong.  

I don't have my book in front of me for exact quotes, but earlier in 
the book, Fake!Moody says that he really only knows he is in immediate 
trouble when he sees "the whites of their eyes" in the foe glass...so 
seeing an enemy clearly in the foe glass seems to suggest that you are 
in immediate danger from them.  Later, when DD, McGonagall, and Snape 
come in, they are reflected because they are an immediate danger to 
Fake!Moody.  Upon rereading, I think McGonagall and DD's reflections 
were still in the glass, along with Snape's when Snape stared into the 
glass -- I do not think it was only his reflection, he just took 
notice of his own for some reason (maybe he doesn't look in the mirror 
much?).  I think this because later in this chapter it says that DD, 
McGonagall, and Snape's reflections were still visible in the glass 
and this is after Snape looked at it, which suggests to me that their 
reflections had continued to be in the glass the whole time.

I am not sure that the Foe glass really tells us that much about Snape 
as it could just indicate that, at that time, he was a threat to Fake!
Moody.

Cheryl