Penmanship (wasPolyjuice potion (was Re: Spinner's End)

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No: HPFGUIDX 156824


> Ken:
> 
> I thought briefly that Snape's writing on the board should have 
settled
> the matter and then like you I remembered that he produced it 
> magically. For all we know the writing on the board is Helvetica 
bold,
> 300 point. It seems very odd to me that in the course of 6 years
> none of the trio has seen Snape's handwriting enough to recognize
> it as the Prince's. That isn't conclusive, merely suspicious. You 
> apparently recall a scene where Snape *did* write on the board by
> hand and dismiss it because Harry doesn't notice details. Hermione
> does though.

Potioncat:
At least once Professor Snape's writing was described as tall and 
spikey..or at least a 'D' was. We saw the cramped handwriting of 5th 
year Severus and then the cramped handwriting of a mystery student. 
Those two match as well as we readers can tell. (Not having the 
samples and not being experts.)

I clearly remember thinking the writing in the Potions book was 
similar to Severus's writing, but I dismissed it. I think JKR was 
playing by Neri's rule, of avoiding a non-description. That is, Harry 
noticed the handwriting's description but didn't associate it with 
any previous handwriting. We however, had the ability (or not) of 
remembering the previous handwriting. I think Hermione's comment was 
the red herring, because it made us question the evidence.



On a slightly different slant: Someone up thread mentioned that 
Hermione never says, Eileen Snape's child was named Severus, and that 
Harry interrupted her before she finished her sentence. OK, but she 
did acknowledge that Severus was the child. Perhaps she would have 
said "gave birth to twins." But I don't think there is any doubt that 
Severus Snape is the son of Eileen Prince.

Potioncat, hoping she added something and didn't just say the same 
things that Carol did.