Interesting! But I think if DD had known about the book, Snape would've definitely told DD what happened. There's no way Dumbledore wouldn't have made Harry think about it... at least, I hope not.
That said, I suppose it's possible Dumbledore didn't know about the darker spells. And I think you could be very right, at least, about the book being intentional.
Mmmh, I'm not so sure. First of all I don't think Snape tells DD literally everything. Furthermore, even with Snapes memory and precision, it might be he simply didn't remember he hadn't put the couterspell for Sectumsempra in the book.
And as far as DD is directly concerned: I gained the impression for him it's more about intent than about "dark" or "light" as far as magic is concerned. After all, the fake Moody did show the unforgivables in class and I can't remember DD giving Harry any grief about him trying to AK Bellatrix in the MoM.
Yay! Someone else who thinks the leaving of Snape's books was intentional.
As a serious cook, I always scribble all over my "working" cookbooks; taking note of substitutions and changes necessary for different equipment. The potion's book that Harry ended up with seemed very much like someone's working book. It's also the sort of thing you don't leave behind. Even if you don't need it to because you know how to make those potions, there might be other info that you might refer to from time to time. Notes you made about how to handle different ingredients, etc.
From my first reading of HBP I thought that book had been left behind on purpose for it to fall into Harry's hands (if Ron hand ended up with it, he wouldn've shared it with Harry). Harry needed to learn about potions, and learn that he had an aptitude at them, because it's important to defeat Voldemort.
I completely agree. When I read HBP I instantly thought it was rather odd that Snape's Advanced Potions book was just left lying around. It fits in quite neatly when you see what Harry learns from it in the end and, indeed, the entire school year. As you say, without the book Harry would have been mediocre at best - it was the book that pushed him ahead.
It just wouldn't fit, in my mind, if the book was left there unintentionally. I just cannot see Snape being that careless.
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That said, I suppose it's possible Dumbledore didn't know about the darker spells. And I think you could be very right, at least, about the book being intentional.
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And as far as DD is directly concerned: I gained the impression for him it's more about intent than about "dark" or "light" as far as magic is concerned. After all, the fake Moody did show the unforgivables in class and I can't remember DD giving Harry any grief about him trying to AK Bellatrix in the MoM.
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As a serious cook, I always scribble all over my "working" cookbooks; taking note of substitutions and changes necessary for different equipment. The potion's book that Harry ended up with seemed very much like someone's working book. It's also the sort of thing you don't leave behind. Even if you don't need it to because you know how to make those potions, there might be other info that you might refer to from time to time. Notes you made about how to handle different ingredients, etc.
From my first reading of HBP I thought that book had been left behind on purpose for it to fall into Harry's hands (if Ron hand ended up with it, he wouldn've shared it with Harry). Harry needed to learn about potions, and learn that he had an aptitude at them, because it's important to defeat Voldemort.
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It just wouldn't fit, in my mind, if the book was left there unintentionally. I just cannot see Snape being that careless.
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Thank you for sharing...
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