Lily and Tuney and Sev, Oh My

[komagata_mai]

No: HPFGUIDX 176429

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <mcrudele78 at ...> wrote:
> 
> Notice the difference in what trasnspires next. Sev lies, again. This 
> time, Lily doesn't believe him. Did Sev not deliver this lie well 
> enough? The narrator (Harry's pov) says Sev "looked both defiant and 
> scared." (668) So is he scared of being caught in a lie or is he 
> scared of offending Lily again? My thought would be the latter, 
> however, Lily won't read it that way now will she? Besides, Lily has 
> no reason to want *this* lie to be true.


So Here is what I think. Sev probably cannot control his magic that well. He was angry at 
Tuney and magic happened. Just like Harry made the glass in the Boa Constrictor's cage 
disappear on Dudley. Snape is probably more aware of magic than Harry was, yes, that still 
doesn't mean he wanted to actually hurt Tuney: it was probably accidental. Even when 
Harry is aware of magic, he still blows up his aunt. Thus Sev said he didn't do it. Because 
he wouldn't have done it willingly, it was an accident. He was scared because he had hurt 
someone with his magic and potentially scared Lily away. But at the same time, he was 
really angry at Tuney and doesn't really wish it hadn't happened, and sort of wants Lily to 
take his side. Thus defiant and scared. 

Is what he said a lie? Technically, he did do it, but he probably didn't do it (entirely) on 
purpose. 

-Mariana

-Mariana