DD trust in Snape again. WAS: Evil Hermione

[juli17ptf]

No: HPFGUIDX 154830

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "amiabledorsai" 
<amiabledorsai at ...> wrote:
>
> 
> > houyhnhnm:
> > 
> > I just don't see how Snape would have come under 
> > suspicion.  If he had *not* been muttering the 
> > counter-curse, he wouldn't even have come to Hermione's 
> > attention.  
> 
> AD:
> As I've just mentioned to Pippin, Hermione was suspected Snape 
before
> she spotted him with the binoculars--she shouted "I knew it!" as 
soon
> as she saw him.
> 
>

Julie now:
I'm not sure why this makes any difference. So Hermione suspected 
Snape. What would have happened if Snape had just sat there minding 
his own business and enjoying the show while Ouirrel was trying to 
knock Harry off his broom? Hermione would still have looked at him 
through her binoculars (given her suspicion) and would have seen him 
sitting there minding his business--perhaps even looking 
appropriately surprised or disturbed at Harry's predicament. If 
others suspected him after the fact, there would be Hermione, so very 
conveniently admitting in her honest way that Snape hadn't done 
anything suspicious at all! 

Or, as someone else posted, Snape could have just gone to the 
bathroom and avoided the whole thing. In fact, if he wanted Harry 
dead but was fearful of suspicion falling on him, why didn't he just 
*avoid* being in Quirrel's presence like the plague? If I recall, 
Snape suspected him of being up to no good. So why not keep out of 
Quirrel's way and let him carry out his nefarious deeds, and be rid 
of the Potter brat with no one the wiser of his suspicions or barely 
contained joy?

Julie