(nvbl)
triinum
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Thu May 18 15:37:34 UTC 2006
No: HPFGUIDX 152431
> houyhnhnm:
> *********************
> "Sectum--!"
> Snape flicked his wand and the curse was repelled yet again; but
> Harry was mere feet away now and he could see Snape's face clearly at
> last: He was no longer sneering or jeering; the blazing flames showed
> a face full of rage. Mustering all his powers of concentration, Harry
> thought, Levi--
> "No, Potter!: screamed Snape. There was a loud BANG and Harry
> was soaring backward....
> *********************
>
> After hearing Harry attempt to use Sectumsempra, Snape was no longer
> sneering or jeering, but he was still flicking. It seems it *was* the
> attempted use of Levicorpus, that put Snape over the top.
Strange how Snape recognized and shielded the Levicorpus before it hit
him (for he wasn't levitated, not even for a moment). He didn't hear
it, and he *said* in his class that non-verbal spells take the
opponent by surprise.
We have of course seen that spells (nvbl or other) can be felt when
they pass close by (like the one Kingsley cast on Millicent, past
Harry). But at least Harry can't recognize specific spells passing or
approaching him by the breath of air they carry, or whatever else they
may feel like (perhaps heat, pressure, tickling?). He only recognizes
them by the sound and light effects (which Levicorpus is lacking).
So, all I can make of this is that Snape is a really kick-ass wizard
who's not taken by surprise with even non-verbal spells :-)
Or what?
Trin
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