Musing on Buckbeak/ Some Crookshanks and Snape

dumbledore11214 dumbledore11214 at yahoo.com
Mon Mar 19 02:28:56 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 166249

> Carol responds:
> <SNIP>
> First, with regard to Crookshanks, he is in close proximity to 
Snape
> at least twice in the books, once in the Shrieking Shack in PoA and
> once in OoP. <SNIP of the rest of the post>

Alla:

Yes, Shrieking Shack was mentioned and discussed upthread. No, I do 
not buy that in OOP Crookshanks was near by Snape. To me closeby 
means in the same room for the purpose of Crookshanks radar 
working.  Criteria may differ of course and may be incorrect one. I 
do not think that Crookshanks can read Snape's mind and not sure if 
he was even aware of Snape's presence, while he is in another room. 

IMO of course.


> Carol, who thinks that, however we judge Snape, we should do so 
based
> on his own actions, not Buckbeak's
>

Alla:

I think that animal reactions are valid canon analysis ever since 
JKR introduced Crookshanks into canon






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