GoF CH 27-29 Post DH look

[sistermagpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 182168

Alla:
> But I want to ask a question, what does picking vibes mean?
> 
> You think Snape does not legilimence Harry every time he looks at 
> him? Is any other way of telepathy or something similar exists in 
> Potterverse? I do not think it does, am I wrong? Something like 
> empathy you mean? Picking up emotions?

Magpie:
Yes, I think just meaning that he gets a sense of what Harry's 
thinking/feeling just by his manner or expression. 

Basically, it's exactly what Harry does with Snape from the very 
first day. He picks up a vibe (vibration--you probably got that 
part!) that Snape really dislikes him and...he's absolutely right. I 
think the first time because Snape glares at him during the banquet--
does he glare? Or just look at him and Harry feels pain in his scar 
because of Quirrel? But in his first Potions class he gets the 
feeling that Snape hates him personally and he's right. 

It's not even really just that Snape picks him out for questions he 
doesn't know or makes his "celebrity" speech--as uncomfortable as it 
is for Harry another teacher *could* have done that without actually 
having anything against Harry, just thinking he was making an 
important point about a class celebrity. But Harry gets a vibe that 
it is personal and of course he's right.

I don't know whether Snape actually legimences Harry every time he 
looks at him...there are times when Harry thinks he is and those 
times I think he is. It seems like it might get a little 
inconsistent--how does Harry know what Snape is seeing sometimes but 
other times he's just looking into his eyes? (Like with the HBP book 
Harry knows when Snape sees it in his mind.) 

Now that it's over I'm actually willing to think Snape might 
sometimes be doing it but other times looking into his 
eyes "searching" for something else--they are Lily's eyes, and he 
might into them in other ways besides pure Legimancy.

-m (agreeing that Legiminacy from Snape or Dumbledore without 
Harry's knowledge is totally out of line.)