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Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare
And full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff.
So teach us stuff worth knowing,
Bring back what we forgot,
Just do your best
We'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot!



1: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2: Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3: There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4: Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5: Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6: His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7: The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
8: The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9: The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
10: More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11: Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
12: Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
13: Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Thursday, November 03, 2005

Snape's Secret

I was thinking about this just now (in the shower, if you must know ... which is actually a rather productive place to think and ponder.)

Even before they see the dark mark in the sky, Dumbledore is pretty bent on seeing Snape. Why?

I had the feeling then and have it more strongly since I accepted the possibility of the "good Snape" theory being right. There was something in that potion that he drank, something that revealed a key element about Voldy's personality, motives - something that gave a sharp mind like Dumbledore's a very important clue (personally, from the comments Dumbledore makes while drinking the potion, I think it makes the drinker relive/very empathetically watch the torture of the two children by young Tom that occurred in the cave.)

So ... too bad he died before he could pass that on to Harry, or to anyone for that matter, eh? I think he passed it on to Snape via legilemency. This of course would mean that in book 7 Harry will need to (horror of horrors to him) actually talk to Snape (not yell, not fight, not accuse, not belittle, not curse ... talk).

This would be one possible reason for the clear revulsion and hatred in Snape's face. If I am right about this I would imagine that the communication is very much along the lines of what I was saying in the post on imagination ... very quick, maybe images but also an immediate and impactful conveyance of implications and ramifications ... a full communications of the minute details and the "big picture" all at once.

(That combined with a statement of "you see? that thing we were talking about (that Hagrid overheard), that you have been getting increasingly agitated about ... pulling the stopper in such a way that it propels you as close to Voldy as anyone can be because you seem to have murdered me ... this is it, now is the time.")
posted by Merlin at 5:55 PM


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