[HPforGrownups] CHAPDISC: HBP8, Snape Victorious

[Irene Mikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 146547

Great questions.

--- Sherry Gomes <sherriola at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 4.  Some have said that we didn't see enough of
> Harry grieving for Sirius.
> What do you think of this scene, with Harry's
> thoughts about Tonks and his
> inability to talk to her about Sirius?  Does this
> show his grief to you?

Yes, in a typically "Harry" way. Would not feel real
if he went into long, soul-baring talks, even with
friends.

> 
> 5.  I just noticed this when working on this chapter
> and actually reading it
> in braille instead of hearing audio where I can't
> tell how a sentence is
> punctuated.  Snape tells Tonks that Harry is 
> 
> "quite--ah--safe in my hands."  
> 
> Is there any implication in his words here, or is it
> just done for emphasis,
> to add some sharpness, for Harry's benefit?  Or for
> Tonks?  Just curious
> about how this was written.  Any thoughts?

That's interesting, yes. Could be just Snape pulling
Harry's chains. He probably felt Harry's hatred
radiating all the way to Great Hall.

>6. Does it
> foreshadow events yet to come, or are there
> implications about Lupin in
> Snape's comments?  

I think Snape despises Lupin for his strategy of
dealing with problems: "hide your head in the sand
long enough and it will all go away".

> 8.  Ok, I've been dying to ask this question for
> months.  It's come up once
> or twice before with no response.  Did Snape see
> that Harry's face was
> covered in blood?  He did have a lantern with him,
> and when they entered the
> school there was a lot of light.  

But Ron also hasn't noticed it immediately. It's a
strange detail, I agree.

> 13.  Here is one of my favorite parts in the book,
> for surprise value,
> Dumbledore announcing Slughorn as Potions teacher. 
> How did you react when
> you read Dumbledore's announcement of Slughorn as
> potions master?  Were you
> shocked?  Did you expect it at all?  When Harry and
> Dumbledore were going to
> meet Slughorn, did you think it was to hire him for
> DADA?

We've discussed so many times the possiblity of Snape
as DADA teacher in book 6 that I head my suspicions.
Especially with Slughorn being Head of Slytherin.

Irene


	
	
		
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