Regarding the Harry/Snape eye contact..

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 181579

  I probably shouldn't post this as I have not as much cannon as I 
could quote in this post to make in entirely long probably too early 
in the posting game..

However, I must state that as much as I do not like Snape, I'm 
enjoying my rereads more each time Snape brings himself to look into 
Harry's eyes...and also each time Harry tends to return the stare.

So all of these instances I'm wondering, is Snape on a search mission
(to trap the son of James), or is he remembering(Lily)?!?

It also adds an entirely new creepy light on detentions...

Also, I think Snape may have come to some epiphany in HBP when he 
heard about Harry's progress in potions!! 

I dunno, I just don't think that Snape is as a successful 
Legillimens against Harry as he was towards everyone else(only 
because he went searching for Harry's expeiences with Lily...yet 
only found Petunia experiences--like when Harry had been tree'd by 
Aunt Marges Dog...and Snape's only question, "Whose dog was that?? 
or something of the equivalent...made me think that perhaps Lily had 
a dog like that and this was how Vernon and Petunia met--as 
children..)...JKR did pound how Harry's eyes looked like Lily's with 
a 1,000 pound anvil over our heads...She did say Harry's eyes were 
important and protected him no less...I'd have to say it may have 
gone further than the firey rescue from the ROR in DH.. It also 
helped him get confirmation of DD's theory in HBP via Sluggy's 
memory..

Alas, I don't like Snape, but I don't think DD did either until 
close to 1/2 way through their adult relationship either--Snape's 
POA incident when Harry cast the Patronus with a big ol' stag which 
reminded Snape about Lily too much!(and he had a couple of 
decades)...or in GOF when post dh both DD and Snape seem to be 
scratching their heads about who the traitor could possibly be..

However, like him, or love him, hate him...I suppose I cannot to any 
of it w/o understanding him...hence my Snape revisit.

DD