Clarification of who is HBP (was: The Potions Book: Is Snape *really* the HBP)

abha_j abha_j at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 20 08:09:09 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 133406

> D. wrote:
> I didn't notice any increasing nastiness either, except the BANG 
> with Sectumsempra. It's probably another case of JKR's lazy (and 
> somewhat cheating) writing style, she kept rely on 'telling' by 
> inserting Hermione's warning dislike of the Prince and noting 
> him "not-so-nice", but as a reader I don't see how she came to 
> that conclusion.


But there was the spell to levitate a person which was definitely 
on the nasty side. (I'm sorry, I dont have to book to quote the 
exact spell name.) The book started with harmless bits about 
potions, then mentioned the levitation spell, and went on to Sectumsempra. This definitely looks like increasing nastiness to 
me.

- Abha









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