General
impressions This is what I wrote to my dearest
friends when I came back from the movie, I thought I'd share
the excitement with you all!
"Wow!!!! It was wonderful!! We saw so much of Snape again!! Reminds me of
the first movie except he didn't have much to say. But he was there so often!
Yoohoo!! There will be so much images to publish when the DVD comes out!! I'm
thrilled! And the funniest moment was in the Great Hall during a study session
supervised by Snape while the boys kept whispering.... So funny!!!
The Death Eaters didn't look so KKKlan-like on the big screen, I'm glad.
And the masks are great, too. The dancing we see of the Yule Ball is pretty much
only what we see in the previews however. : ( We almost saw more thanks to
promotion images! There were many funny moments, that was nice. I loved Albus
in this movie, he looked so much more real and concerned.
Hermione looked a whole lot better on the big screen so it was not so bad
afterall. I still wish we had seen Snape in ball attire along with Minerva and
Albus. They deserve more and why would rotten-teeth Karkaroff get such a nice
outfit, it's so illogical!! The rest was superb!!
In a word, I loved the movie and all those Snape moments will be
cherished!! : D We finally saw the Potions storeroom! He he!! Not at all what I
expected though but I'm glad nonetheless. He doesn't talk but his actions speak volumes! Like
when he is the first one to notice the Goblet of Fire is still active before
Potter's name is drawn out. Wonderful, just like him to notice such a weird
occurrence by himself ; ) My aunt and cousin said Snape looked
like a good guy and nicer in that movie. Good!!! Finally they're showing him in
a better light! It's just a shame there is no animosity or fear between Moody and Snape,
that was missing in the movie unfortunately. But in the end when Barty Crouch
junior is caught, it makes up for it.
At first, when Severus tells the Headmaster they should allow Potter to
participate and see, I knew they wanted us to think he wanted him dead again,
but we are wiser. For Snape, letting Harry participate is a way to unveil the
culprit of such powerful magic as to be able to fool the Goblet of Fire. Or if Harry is the culprit, then he'll get what he asked for. Either
way, Snape will be satisfied.
We do see Karkaroff and Snape together. No nightshirt but we at least see
the veritaserum scene!! ^_^ Only mistake is that when Albus, Minerva and Snape
rescued Harry from Moody at the very end, Albus was first. Can't Snape run
faster than the other two?! He was supposed to be the first one, logically. But
okay, he was there, good enough for me! HE had veritaserum ready at hand, too.
Dear Snape, always thinking!!
There is one question though: at the Quidditch Cup, Voldemort said that
they needed to gather their 'friends' (the Death Eaters). That would mean
calling Snape or not?! That's an issue the book didn't have to deal with since
it was an independent act on their part, unless my memory is faulty. My guess
is that he was not there and/or was not contacted,
and/or he simply refused to blow his cover for 'rumors'
that the Dark Lord was about to come out again.
After all, he avoided Karkaroff, so why not the
other Death Eaters? It would be easy for him
to say: "I'll answer to our Lord when he personally
summons me, not before and being out on the precise
night of the first Death Eater raid in years would
not look good for my cover." Those are
my reasons for believing he was not there.
Scene by Scene Analysis
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Great Hall scene
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We barely see Snape in this one but it's worth it nonetheless.
I'm always looking forward to the High Table's sitting
arrangement because it tells us so much about the director of
the movie and Hogwarts' inner organization. In this movie, McGonagall
and Snape are not sitting next to the Head Master. I believe
they allowed their guests the privilege of seating since, if
I remember well, the less important teachers are still on the
sides.
What I liked best about it is that Snape was in the background,
he's heading there now (see picture below) looking at documents
with Minerva. What those are, I have NO clue, unfortunately,
but he's there to take care of school business.
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Goblet of Fire - Harry Potter paper slip
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LOVE this! While all the others were busy looking around,
Snape was the first one to notice something was wrong with the
Goblet of Fire. Yeah!! That's our Snape!! Always ready and he's
all business. Reminds me of myself: already ready and prompt
to react to anything unusual no matter how much fun I was having
a second before. I'm always the first one or in the first
ones to notice it when something goes wrong. Yep! That's why
I was happy the directors allowed Snape to be the one to observe
the strange phenomenon first ^_^
What's with Flitwick though?! Am I the only one who
hates how he looks since movie3?! Is he trying to flirt with
some ladies or did he meet with a bad hairdresser? Yuck!
Sorry, had to get it out of my system ; )
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Of course I was glad Snape was part of the 'let's make sense
of this mess' team. Flitwick and Sprout are not there,
hence we know for sure Snape is a VERY important element to
Hogwarts. Also, even if it's not really his personal concern,
Snape wants to be there and to help, he wants to be involved.
Some will say he's a busybody who wants to control everything,
but I think when he does that, he's being his man-of-duty. He's
there, ready to help, share his point of view and make
sure some foolish decisions won't be reached without his telling
his opinion first. Snapes, in my opinion, are helpful dedicated
people, hence I never see his being there as annoying or out
of place. To me, anyone who would like to help is welcome or
else an institution may become too elitist and snobbish. In
this case, Snape is a Dark Arts expert, and he knows something
is going on with the Death Eaters (thanks to his Dark Mark)
so of course he doesn't want to miss anything. He knows
this may influence him in the end and that's why he's ready
and he wants to help. See the image below, at first I thought
he wasn't too happy to see Potter, but when I saw the movie,
I understood that he looks rather concerned for him instead.
He's thinking and trying to link all of these events together
somehow and that makes him worry for Harry and the future. Therefore,
I now really love this picture!!

Picture below: While Crouch talked, we could see Snape being
kind of nervous, not knowing exactly what to do. At least that's
what I remember. Again, I think he was trying to sort
out his ideas on all this and the consequences for Potter as
well. It doesn't show and many fans will not believe it, but
I'm sure Snape cares and doesn't want Potter to be harmed. Who
would like to be enslaved by such a contest?! Who could rejoice!
Snape knows Potter can't have done it on his own and he
knows someone with dark powers did it, so of course he's worried,
just like he was for Harry when he referred the Quidditch match
in Book1. I like the way they used this scene with Snape
^_^
One last note about Moody: again I am not happy with Snape
standing next to him. Karkaroff and Snape, okay I can understand
that becauser Karkaroff seems to like hanging around dark ones
though I was pleased in the movie, each time we saw them together,
Snape looked totally indifferent. So yes, there was no animosity
between those two which is a big shame. Even looking at him
weirdly would have suffice, and Snape looking apprehensive in
front of Moody or annoyed. But nothing. Maybe I missed one look
but I'm pretty sure the whole movie was bare of such supposed
hate between those two and that didn't make sense to me.

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What to do?
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That scene was very interesting. Again Snape looks concerned
and doesn't know exactly what to do. His hands reveal a lot
here as well.
A shame I don't have a picture of the moment he told the
Headmaster he disagreed with Minerva and thought it wiser to
allow this to go on so they could see what happened next. Of
course, many would think Snape was up to making sure Potter
was hurt or eliminated, but I don't buy that. Snape is
on hunting mode, he wants to discover who did this and the best
way is to allow Potter to do it. Does he intend to make sure
the boy survives or is he sure he won't die because he's always
so lucky? Actually, that was a great flaw (in my humble
opinion) of Book4: they allow him in but then they don't help
him?! The professors seemed too static and inactive in
that book.
Loved the pensieve, very well done!!
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First Task
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I
LOVE to see both of them sitting together in seemingly good
companionship!! Okay, for Snape it is pretty good even though
he seems tense ; ) I think he was focusing his attention
on either one of these thoughts: "Why did I say this was
a good idea?! What if the boy dies! Then we'll be in trouble!"
But then, and it may be far-fetched, maybe Snape does
believe strongly in the prophesy and knows that Harry will survive
somehow. Yes, it is a probable theory. After all, that prophesy
was heard by him!! Yes, he is not supposed to know the end of
it, but somehow I believe Albus informed him of the rest of
it. So yes, maybe Snape is thinking about how Potter will
survive or how he may help him. Another thought that could
be crossing his mind is: "Where is the culprit? Will he
make a move today?" Maybe he's thinking about both
in fact but one thing is for sure: he is concerned and very
tensed. He's worried and it reminds me of when he was worried
over Potter in Book1. Nice! If I remember well, we saw
a shot of both teachers worried over Potter after the task begun.
When the dragon hit the teachers' stand, it was nice seeing
how Snape was worried and then thrown on the floor. He had Minerva
to support and he looked annoyed, too. Funny-Tragic moment.
Is he not happy to be disturbed? Does he think he'll
miss the culprit once again like in Book1 when he had to put
off the fire of his cape?!
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Study Session scene
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My favourite Snape-scene from now on! Better than "Page
394". I'm confident we all love the scene when Snape is supervising the study session! I was delighted! It's where I laughed
the most and also the rest of the audience. That was nice! He keeps slapping
the boys behind the head with a small thin book so they will stop talking and
start studying. Ha ha! He didn't hit hard, it was the effect of surprise
here, not hurting at all. They have a duty to do, study,
and Snape will make sure they do it. The way he 'tells'
the boys is very Snappish.
I
think this was when Granger handed in her booklet. He looked
so serious in that shot. The background looks like it
is from the Great Hall, too. I loved the way he accepted her
booklet and took it from her. She didn't need words, she looked
serious, too. I liked that very much. Hermione appreciates his
toughness and his being strict about studying, and I believe
he somehow also respects her for that and not telling the boys:
"He hit you?! Now that's bad of him" No, Hermione
doesn't comment because I believe she would like to allow herself
to do it. I would! ; )
The moment when he looks again and has his "oh not
again" expression about him is priceless!! For once, the whole audience
knew the boys deserved it!! He he!! It's just like me in class
when I see a student is still not doing what I told him to,
even after giving him/her a consequence. I look annoyed, and
then I try to make it obvious that I am there and that I don't
want to warn them again. And that's what Snape did! The
funniest part was when he got both his forearms in the air,
pulled off his sleeves a bit in preparation for grasping their
heads. To me, it's a kind of "last chance" thing.
Why? Because Snape does very obvious gestures, so obvious that
if the boys are still attentive to what's going on around them,
they'll automatically turn around. That's a last-chance to me,
but the boys were indeed oblivious to it all so Snape actually
got to carry out what he had meant to. I do that myself
very often, it's 'natural' for me to do it like this so of course
it's very funny to see it on the big screen! I myself
do obvious gestures before I do something about a student who's
still not listening and doing what I said. It's part of
our dramatic nature, too, I guess. Also, this is a very good
way to avoid talking. Unless you had not noticed, Snapes
don't like to say too much when there are other ways to do it.
Gestures are essential and so effective. We know Snape uses
them a lot and this moment was no different. He knows the boys
are aware of what they should be doing so he won't waste his
words by saying: "Be silent now", "Stop talking",
"I told you!" Waste of time! If 14year old boys
don't know the meaning of a study session yet, no usual way
will work. Hence, Snape hitting the boys and annoying them as
much as they annoy him ; ) I love Snape so much!! No,
I'm not cruel and I try my best not to be biased but then again
I didn't have such a harsh live as Severus did. But I do appreciate
many of his teaching methods and I can tell you that by being
fair makes the whole difference. So yes, I'm the living proof
that Snapes can be good teachers if they let go of prejudices
and grudges.

Here's
what my friend, Afictionado, said about it though she didn't
see the movie: "I saw a TV programme about
the GoF film and it showed Snape hitting Ron and Harry on the head with a book.
Surprisingly I thought that was quite funny. He didn't hit them very hard and
they are fourteen year old boys, not babies - it looked less out of balance than
Snape's apparently irrational caustic attack on Harry in the first ever Potions
class. Yes, I laughed at that bit in the GoF film. Didn't know what had led up
to it, but I'm sure that by then the boys deserved it.
There's a certain (I'm
struggling to find a suitable word) 'laddishness' between Harry/Ron and Snape -
I could almost imagine it turning into comradeship when the boys grow up. I
could also picture the three of them meeting in a pub when they are much older -
Harry & Ron about say 40 and therefore Snape about 60, a Harry a veteran
Auror and Ron I'm not sure what but in some reasonable occupation; and them
saying to Snape "You were such a b****** to us, but we did learn a lot" and
Snape laughing perhaps with an attempt at a sneer but being pleased about
it."
New!!! Bigger and good quality, too! Click to see it full size!
Thanks to Safiyyah!
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The Yule Ball
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He
was there, he applauded the first dancing couples, he was not
wearing anything special. NOthing more : ( I don't
think I saw him when the Weird Sisters were playing though.
I think he would never support such music for more than a minute,
long enough to escape. To hell with duty, he's a Slytherin,
he'd find another duty elsewhere and make it sound as though
he was the only one to do it and the only volunteer, just so
he could get away.
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Potions Storeroom
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I don't remember where it was exactly, I didn't know that
was coming because Harry was walking by a corridor after visiting
Albus. So I didn't think it was in the Dungeons which would
be weird. But maybe for the needs of the movie they let that
detail slip by. Well, as long as we were able to see Karkaroff
showing his Dark Mark to Snape and Snape looking in disgust
at him and very uncomfortable in his presence, it's fine. Snape
didn't seem alarmed by Potter seeing him or else he would have
said something about it. I think this proofs Snape knew Harry
would come to know what was really going on very soon. I
also think it's nice that Snape doesn't mind so much, he really
must not feel so guilty anymore if that's any indication.
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Veritaserum
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I liked that as well, I was really hoping to see it. He
said it was regulated for students, not regulated for everyone
in French. I wonder if that was the same in the English version.
However, I think he was rather posed and in control in
that scene, he didn't look like `the big bad wolf' to me. He
had reasonable doubts and we knew as much so both ways we knew
Snape and Harry couldn't know what was going on.
I'm glad we saw him in his storeroom however small it was.
It made sense that Karkaroff cornered him there.
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The Pensieve and Karkaroff
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Here
Snape's name was only mentioned so now all HP fans, those who
read the books or those who only saw the movies, know Snape
was once a Death Eater and that Dumbledore stood for him and
defended him. It's a shame we didn't have time to see
Harry's reaction to this though, if we saw it, it was too quick
for me to catch and I was especially looking at Dumbledore defending
Snape. Albus looked very confident and spoke with much eloquence.
It showed he trusted Snape then. He also mentioned what
we knew already: that he turned a spy BEFORE the fall of Voldemort
at great personal risks. Good!
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After Harry comes back with Diggory's body
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Snape was one of the first to rush
over, seeing that something bad had happened. I think
I also detected his looking at Moody for a moment and maybe
that's him who gave the alarm. I know he looked very appalled
at Diggory's death and what had happened. In fact, he knew something
had happened since his Dark Mark must have burnt black while
he was out there (and it does prove he was not able to rush
away to the Dark Lord). He knew and yet he looked very
shocked and showed lots of emotion on his face. He was
worried and was again trying to piece out this horrible macabre
puzzle. I'm pretty sure he was already trying to do that and
then maybe it is why he thought of Moody who was the one who
placed the cup in the labyrinth.
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Uncovering Moody's real identity
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New image sent by a fan, obviously from Headpress International
something - can't really make it all out so I didn't find any
such website. Sorry! Again thanks to Safiyyah. I'm more than
happy to have at least one shot of this scene!!!

This scene was great (even though unexpectedly,
Albus came rushing first when we know he can't possibly
run as fast as Snape!). You could see Snape in hunting
mode again. He was out to get the truth out of 'Moody' and
to save Potter as well. I loved the way Albus lost his usual
cool control over his emotions and was angry at 'Moody'.
Snape had the veritaserum on hand of course,
always useful our Snape! He rushed to help Albus and
to get the truth out of Crouch. I liked the way he
held his wand, ready to strike and help the Headmaster if
need be.
Did you see Snape look at Harry when he understood that Crouch
jr had been the one using Polyjuice? It was very quick
but I saw it and to me it meant: "So you were not the culprit,
Potter. I was wrong" I don't know if Potter saw it
that way, but to me, the fact that he would look Harry's way
tells volumes about his thoughts.
When Crouch jr revealed his secrets (not much if you ask
me), the way Snape looks at him is impressive. His eyes are
full of emotions. Snape points his wand at his cheek and presses deeper! You can
almost 'hear' his mind: "So you're the one who stole from me for the
Polyjuice Potion. And you had a hand in Voldemort's come back, you dirt!" Loved
it!! He looked at Crouch jr with a kind of hate, surprised, realisation and
resentfulness. Can't wait to have the DVD to look at this part in slow
motion!! Of course he's resentful for that basta** to have brought
back the Dark Lord! And in Snape's case, it's personal.
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