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 Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:13 am
Alright, I don't have my book right now, but in the fifth book, Snape said that only muggles tak about mind reading. That the mind isn't a book that can be opened anytime. But in the quidditch locker room, Harry's scar hurt, and he said an emotion that Voldemort felt, and Ron's response to that was "You're reading You-Know-Who's mind!"
Ron's pureblood, where would he have heard that?
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:07 pm
Lisette333 Alright, I don't have my book right now, but in the fifth book, Snape said that only muggles tak about mind reading. That the mind isn't a book that can be opened anytime. But in the quidditch locker room, Harry's scar hurt, and he said an emotion that Voldemort felt, and Ron's response to that was "You're reading You-Know-Who's mind!" Ron's pureblood, where would he have heard that? I think this was probably just an exageration on Snape's part. We all know that he thoroughly enjoys making Harry feel like an idiot at any opportunity. This is probably one of those times. He says that only muggles speak of "mind reading" because, in the minds of many wizards, muggles are somehow inferior. So that would be similar to our saying that "Only an idiot would say such-and-such". By saying this, Snape is not only taking a jab at Harry, but he is also elevating himself above the muggle population and above the "average" wizard that might use a term such as "mind reading". He could also have said, "Anyone that knows anything about the art of occlumency would not dare to call it mind reading" and have achieved the same result. So in this case, it's just a saying, nothing of great importance as far as I can see.
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:26 pm
Well, how would Snape know what Muggles think anyway?
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:38 pm
Snape was just exaggerating. The term "Mind Reading" is known in the Wizarding world. When Snape said that, he was just showing off his expertise in a way. Pretty much, he's not saying that "mind reading" is a muggle thing, he's saying the occlumency is not a muggle trick, that like, birthday magicians and stuff use. hes saying that occlumency is much more serious and advanced. so the term, mind reading, is known in the wizarding world
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:24 am
I think Snape was using it as an insult really to the Muggles, to like say that as if they were "less than him".
I agree-- how would he know what Muggles think? Snape is probably jsut giving himself more credit as usual, stroking himself, basking in the fact that he is an accomplished Occlumens by saying that--- by lowering the status of a Muggle.
-_- Or he just saw it as an opportunity to make Harry feel stupid-- by making him feel inferior, by reminding him that he too is part Muggle, therefore foolish.
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