Snape and other Sorcerers Stone Musings

[Nancy H]

No: HPFGUIDX 159980

 > Lisa:
 > After all if you
 > remember in the 1st book, Harry's scar hurt at the sight of Snape


 >Eddie:
 >I think this was a red herring. My recollection of that event is that
 >Snape was talking to Quirrell, who was turned towards Snape...
 >meaning, the back of Quirrell's head (the Voldemort side) was facing
 >Harry. I think it was Voldie who burned Harry's scar.

Lisa,
Eddie is correct. I re-watched SS last night.  When Quirrel is  
turned, Harry has the pain.  In the scene  at the end when Quirrel  
faces the mirror and Harry is behind him, Harry gets the pain.

Other observations I made on my bizillionth watching:
Anyone thing Mr. Dursley looks incredibly like Wormtail?
Also I jotted down all the numbers , just to see if something popped  
out... ( number of bankvaults entered at Gringots etc. So far nothing  
is hitting me there.  Is there a significance to the 6 sided star on  
the floor of Gringots?

Noted Snape, in the scene right after Filch finds "someone is in  
restricted section " ( of library)... he finds Quirrel there.
Why was Quirrel, or Snape there in first place, and as Harry tried to  
escape under Cloak of Invisibility, Snape is aware that Harry is  
there I think. At least he is aware of someone  there.   Did he give  
him the cloak? It was the same handwriting as the original letter  
informing of being accepted to Hogwarts.

To me, there is some bond b/t Harry and Snape that is still not  
understood, and Snape is protecting him, but hiding that fact by  
treating him indifferently. And , at least in this book/ movie, he  
appears to show favoritism to Draco, but with a wary eye.

In Olivanders, the Phoenix tail  feather story has always stuck in my  
mind, since Faulks appears ( sp?) , DD's Phoenix.  Seems to me that  
is too coincidental. I think the feathers are from his tail.  So  
maybe we must see who "rises from the ashes."

Oh in this vain... the resemblance to Cinderella in beginning is  
unmissable. Harry living with "ugly step brother" and mean step mom.   
Does all the chores and then is laying on floor on his birthday in  
the hideout of the Dursleys making a Birthday Cake for himself on the  
floor in the ashes.  I guess this makes Hagrid the Fairy Godmother?
Thanks for indulging my trip back to book 1.
Nancy



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