Some HBP questions

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No: HPFGUIDX 181470

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
> Alla:
<Snip>
>Please do not worry about jumping ahead or whatever. This 
> reread is not even reread chapter discussion, it is my own thing, 
> which I started because I felt like rereading the books and sharing 
> with the list which parts of the previous books will jump at me in 
a 
> new light.
> 
> Please do not feel compelled to wait (you or anybody else) if you 
> want to discuss something that jumped at you in a new light from 
OOP 
> or HBP or any other book.

That's OK, I understand that we don't really have to stick to 
sequence. I just wanted to indicate that I was enjoying the unfolding 
discussions but this was the book I happened to be on. Don't have 
acess to my copy of POA at present anyway as a friend has borrowed it 
and taken it with her on a (work) trip to Indonesia for in flight 
reading or times when she finds herself alone in a hotel room. 

> Mercia: <Snip> Snape's snide comment about Tonks' new patronus, 
that it 'looked
> weak' I previously took as a reference to her own currently weakened
> state. In other words her evident depression was making her weak and
> the patronus was a sign of it. Now (and yes I suppose post DH) I saw
> another level of possible meaning, ie that it was actually a
> character reading by Snape of Lupin. <SNIP>
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Absolutely. I never took it as jab at Tonks if I remember 
correctly. 
> I took it as crack at whoever was the reason that Tonks' patronus 
> changed. I mean, I do not remember if it was my first reaction, but 
> certainly it was such after HBP ended.

I've also been relishing the nice complex ironies going on here as 
well which DH has shown up. Snape of course would know all about 
Patronuses (Patroni?) that change to reflect something about the 
person for whom the caster harbours an obsessive maybe even 
unrequited love. <g> He would also know something of the effects of 
such love on the personality and actions of the person feeling it. 
Though his comment is absolutely in keeping with his cruel and 
vindictive streak maybe he also saw himself in some way as trying to 
warn Tonks not to get involved with 'the werewolf.' ('How do I know 
what way a werewolf's mind works.) Maybe in his own twisted way he 
was trying to be kind and protective of a young Order member. Or not. 
Kindness and protectiveness not exactly being his strong suits. 
Anyway I just loved the further complexities of Snape this tiny 
exchange illustrated with the 20/20 vision of hindsight. 

Thanks for the reply.

Mercia 

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