Snape, Snape, Snape--favorite moments (Re: Snape's involvement in the...)

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 169389

> Dungrollin :
> Snape starts telling Malfoy's version of events while carefully 
> watching Harry's reactions in an effort to get him to admit the 
> truth, Harry says nothing. "Snape's eyes were boring into Harry's. 
It 
> was exactly like trying to stare out a Hippogriff." 

zgirnius:
I would like to add that I *love* that Harry immediately sees this as 
a challenge and refuses to break eye contact. He's not going to let 
Snape stare him down!  Which, of course, if precisely the wrong move 
(as we now know, after OotP.) 

> Dungrollin:
> Bringing Lupin in has backfired on Snape, because he can't give out 
> too much information in front of Harry, and Lupin plays this to his 
> advantage, relying on the fact that Snape will not disobey DD's 
> orders in front of Lupin by revealing that they both knew Sirius 
> Black and James Potter at school, nor that it was Sirius who 
betrayed 
> Harry's parents. 

zgirnius:
Of course! That's why he doesn't confront Lupin with what he has 
deduced. Thanks, I have wondered about that for *ages*.

> Dungrollin
> Dribbling in anticipation that all Snape scenes will be able to be 
> re-read like this after DH...

zgirnius:
Ditto!!!