TBAY: Definitely NOT a Snape Theory (long)

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No: HPFGUIDX 145257

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:


> Yes, according to Quirrell Snape manages to slow down the action of 
> the Quirrell's curse for some time, but Snape does not manage to 
> stop 
> it completely. That is before Hermione shows up and accidentally 
> breaks  the eye contact. THAT is what saves Harry IMO and even 
> though 
> we don't know exactly how life debt magic works, if Quirrell knows 
> what happened, Snape knows too.

Well, I don't agree (Surprise ;). Snape did a pretty good job in
thwarting Quirrell, but he could not break the eye contact without
stopping the counter-cursing, which would give Q. the opportunity to
finish the job. 

>From the scene it is also not clear to me if Snape knew -who- was
doing the cursing: Imagine the scene. Q starts cursing, Harry's broom
starts throwing him off. Snape recognizes what happens. Can he start
looking around for who is doing it? Not if he wanted Harry to stay on
that broom. 

Gerry