[HPforGrownups] Handwriting (WAS:Re: CHAPDISC, HBP 10)

[Kathy King]

No: HPFGUIDX 148760

zeldaricdeau now:

I often wonder if Harry did recognize the writing on a subconcious
level but by the time he did was so enamored of the Prince as a
friend and mentor that the recognition only came subconciously. His
concious mind may simply have ignored the information because the
meaning wasn't something Harry wanted to accept: that the person he
admired and who was helping him was Snape. This is similar to what I
believe you are saying kchuplis? Please, correct me if I am wrong.

However, I have often wondered why neither Ron nor Hermione
recognized the handwriting? Surely both have seen the adult Snape's
handwriting at some point. Most likely Ron has seen it a good deal
more than Hermione. Why did neither of them recognize it? Has
Snape's handwriting changed as he grew older (not unheard of)?



Snow:



Handwriting analysis was one of my Mom's favorite pastimes and although I
don't claim to be as good as she was, having seen her accurately depict
author's personalities she had never met, she couldn't help but explain to
me what some things meant as far as personality traits according to
handwriting analysis. The handwriting itself tells of a person's personality
at the time of the writing: i.e. if they are tired - the writing has an
upswing towards the end of the sentence that equals awake and energized  (can
only be visualized accurately on unlined paper); closed letters like o's, or
g's that leaves no gap in the circle and tend to be heavily closed - are
closed mouth, they don't inform others about themselves; you can tell the
person's generosity level towards themselves and others by the margin space
utilized on both sides of the page, the left side being yourself and the
right being others; there is also a way in which to tell the maturity level
of a person (not necessarily their age) by way of their handwriting; or the
one that reflects on this situation is miniscule writing which is something
attributed to a person with higher intellect. [one feature, alone, of
handwriting cannot accurately depict a persons personality]



As you suspect, zeldaricdeau, handwriting changes with age, as do
personality traits that also change with age. The Snape we saw in school and
the adult Snape's handwriting would vary from each other even if his values
remained the same throughout because of the maturity factor let alone his
spying for Dumbledore, Voldemort or both, so I would think that his
handwriting now would not be comparable to his earlier days in any case. I
would actually expect his writing in later years to become almost illegible
given his spy status.



As far as I am aware, you cannot determine the sex of the writer through the
handwriting itself, many female and male traits can be noticed throughout
but cannot be determined exclusively by the writing analysis itself, so the
miniscule writing only reflects on many persons who reflect a higher
intelligence level that could either apply to Lily or Snape as far as
Potions abilities. It is curious what Hermione saw in the writing that made
her feel that the author was a female.



Snow


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