[HPforGrownups] The Half Blood Prince (WAS Re: Unbreakable Vows)

[Ronin_47]

No: HPFGUIDX 165602

--MusicalBetsy Wrote-- 
 <SNIP> 
 >>> Finally, someone noticed the same thing that I did! When you've had 
a teacher for a long amount of time, you KNOW what their handwriting 
looks like, and I don't think an older high school kid's handwriting 
is going to look a lot different 20 years or so later. So why 
doesn't Harry recognize it? Is it to just to make the plot move 
along, or is it something more significant, like it was someone 
else's, Snape's collaborator possibly (Lily? - although I can't see 
her doing a spell for her enemies!).
 <<<
 
 
 
--Ronin's Comments--
Actually, looking at this a little more carefully that's a good point about
Lily not writing a spell for enemies. But, maybe if the notes were by both
of them it would also explain why Harry doesn't recognize the handwriting.
He's thinking that it's one person and the writing keeps changing so that
it's hard to tell who's it is. Although, he does see Snape's tiny
handwriting when he sees him taking his OWLs.
 
Another thing I've just thought of is in that scene (Flight of the Prince),
Harry tries to use levicorpus on Snape and Snape tells him that he will not
use his own spells like his filthy father did. It was Snape's 5th year when
James was seen using levicorpus on Snape. So, either Snape was in an
advanced potions class for his age or they used the same book for OWLs as
they are now using for NEWTs, 20 some years later.
 
Cheers,
Ronin


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