I really doubt Snape is smiling because he wants to be Headmaster... more likely smiling at Draco's naivety.
It's interesting that Snape doesn't put Draco in his place for insulting the Headmaster, another way Snape acts the role as the Slytherin favoritist. Maybe if Draco keeps Snape in his good book, he'll never think him a spy against his father's cronies?
Well, that's pretty uncharitable of Ron, given that he thought the same.
I think Ron is automatically caustic to those who don't take Harry's side, being one of Harry's most steadfast allies (dealing with a very traumatic childhood fear to stand alongside him, the 'sacrifice' in the giant chess board, etc).
With regards to the sentient car gag, I wonder if some of the other wild things of the Forbidden Forest might come out in later books, such as Fluffy...
I'm going to go waaaay out on a limb here, but I wonder if Dumbledore's complete trust in Hagrid (as introduced back in book one) is going to backfire again. Hagrid's yearning for a dragon got Quirrel information, his smuggling of Grawp to the Fordbidden forest, etc. I wonder if Dumbledore nurtures a bond between Harry and Hagrid, from having Hagrid bring baby Harry to the Dursleys to having the half-giant retrieve Harry from the Dursleys. If it wasn't the sudden "ew, squick" reaction that Harry/Hagrid usually conjures up from most, I'd think this is a pretty tight friendship. Perhaps in many ways, Hagrid and Harry are similar in their reckless disregard for rules, unwavering loyalty and such. And I'll stop there before I ramble further. *grins*
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It's interesting that Snape doesn't put Draco in his place for insulting the Headmaster, another way Snape acts the role as the Slytherin favoritist. Maybe if Draco keeps Snape in his good book, he'll never think him a spy against his father's cronies?
Well, that's pretty uncharitable of Ron, given that he thought the same.
I think Ron is automatically caustic to those who don't take Harry's side, being one of Harry's most steadfast allies (dealing with a very traumatic childhood fear to stand alongside him, the 'sacrifice' in the giant chess board, etc).
With regards to the sentient car gag, I wonder if some of the other wild things of the Forbidden Forest might come out in later books, such as Fluffy...
I'm going to go waaaay out on a limb here, but I wonder if Dumbledore's complete trust in Hagrid (as introduced back in book one) is going to backfire again. Hagrid's yearning for a dragon got Quirrel information, his smuggling of Grawp to the Fordbidden forest, etc. I wonder if Dumbledore nurtures a bond between Harry and Hagrid, from having Hagrid bring baby Harry to the Dursleys to having the half-giant retrieve Harry from the Dursleys. If it wasn't the sudden "ew, squick" reaction that Harry/Hagrid usually conjures up from most, I'd think this is a pretty tight friendship. Perhaps in many ways, Hagrid and Harry are similar in their reckless disregard for rules, unwavering loyalty and such. And I'll stop there before I ramble further. *grins*