The first paragraph of book 7

[Sydney]

No: HPFGUIDX 171786

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "julie" <juli17 at ...> wrote:
SPOILIER SPACE!!!
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> > Chapter One. The Dark Lord Ascending.
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> > The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the 
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> > moonlit lane. For a second they stood quite still, wands pointing at
> > each other's chests: then, recognizing each other, they stowed their
> > wands beneath their cloaks and set off, side by side, in the same
> > direction.
> > "News?", asked the taller of the two.
> > "The best," replied Snape.'
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> Julie:
> What?! Does this mean that Snape is SHORT? Noooo....

Sydney:

That HAS to be legit!  I've always thought Snape was supposed to be
shortish.  He just reads with that kind of vibe to me-- like a Al
Pacino thing (speaking of fantasy casting.. a British Al Pacino circa
1975 would be my Snape).  And YAAAAAAAAAY to Snape in the first chapter!  

That certainly reads like Rowling's prose to me.

Sydney, back from the deeeeeaaaad!!