Snape calling Harry a liar and a cheat

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 134356

-- Avery Ke <avery at u.washington.edu> wrote:

> It's on page 530 of the US edition. In the pages leading up to
> Ginny's verbal attack on Hermione, Harry has used
> the "Sectumsempra" curse on
> Draco, received a detention from Snape, and is going to miss a
> Quidditch match.  Hermione then lectures Harry ad nauseam about the
> wisdom, or lack thereof, in using the mysterious Potions textbook, 
> and wraps up with:
> 
>
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 "--got a reputation for Potions brilliance you don't deserve,"
> said Hermione nastily.
 

I think that's the reason that Snape called Harry a liar and a cheat
in the washroom after Draco's injury.  Harry is "a cheat" because his
new reputation as a potions prodigy depends on using Snape's old
marked up textbook and "a liar" because he's hiding the fact.

Wonder what Snape thought as he sat in the staff room listening to
Horace rave about Lily's son being another potions whiz?  Probably
"WTF???"

Magda


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