shakespearechic @ October 28 2003, 15:07:26 UTC

Sounds to me like a case of inflamed Dark Mark.

Oh, and Snape is practicing his typing skills.

locutinurl @ October 28 2003, 15:10:29 UTC

The line about the crow is peace corps speak for nothing.

redbowties @ October 28 2003, 15:39:11 UTC

It is? Hm. So, he says "you?" and Lucius says "yeah" and then he says "nothing" ..?

0_o; I'm confused.

locutinurl @ October 28 2003, 15:46:08 UTC

I don't know why! It's just that black bird at midnight = nothing to see.

The others are obvious, although I admit my interpretation of how doth the little crocodile is dubious.

redbowties @ October 29 2003, 15:13:46 UTC

obvious? Why don't I see them! :(!

locutinurl @ November 1 2003, 13:13:02 UTC

Man, what notification emails? *stab stab*

Not that it matters anymore, but to me it seemed like:
-Are you being called?
-Yes.
-I'm not going.
-I am, and there will be consequences if you do not.
-Intelligence trumps blind loyalty.
-I am not ashamed of my colours.
-I'm sure those are not the right words.

redbowties @ November 1 2003, 13:14:04 UTC

ooo..it's clear now..

Thank you!!

locutinurl @ November 2 2003, 15:12:30 UTC

Well, a bit clear. This is going to keep me up at night, I know it.

imochan @ October 28 2003, 15:13:55 UTC

HAHAHAHAHA! I will bear Snape's snark-encrypted children. YES.

whoyouinvent @ October 28 2003, 15:57:17 UTC

I dunno, but is it possible that they're just bored? Because maybe I'm not cut out for nraged, but it looks pretty random and meaningless to me... entertaining, however, which is always good.

queeniefox @ October 28 2003, 16:04:30 UTC

Nah, I agree with you. It did look like it was going to be meaningful at first though!

locutinurl @ October 28 2003, 16:11:15 UTC

It can definitely be read as a conversation. We'll know whether they're just messing with our heads when something else happens, I suppose.

inomhe @ October 28 2003, 16:12:42 UTC

my GOD your mood icon!

queeniefox @ October 29 2003, 00:33:35 UTC

It's great isn't it! Can't remember who made them offhand...

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doingfirst @ October 29 2003, 00:04:31 UTC

Dude, that was the first thing I noticed, and I was all OMGWTF? That bit is so evil too. Gotta love the caterpillar.
Hahahaha, Alice in Wonderland! Next thing you know, they'll be quoting Dumbo. >:D

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hermione_like @ October 28 2003, 23:17:05 UTC My guess....

All righty. Over-analyzing, ahoy! ;)

Snape gets the call from the Dark Mark and he checks if Lucius got it too.

Lucius says yes to which Snape replies "peace corps speak" that he sees nothing. He plans on ignoring the call.

Lucius responds that "All good men" should return to their master--Snape should go to Voldemort since he was called.

I think Snape's reply--The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog--says that Lucius can go and be the loyal "fox," or follower, if he wanted but Snape isn't going--is going to play “"the lazy dog."

Lucius says "the leopard hunts when the moon rides high"--possibly saying that Voldemort will come to find Snape if he does not come.

Snape answers back with the crocodile comment--possibly commenting on how well Lucius does as a follower--how he improves his shining tail--by doing what Voldemort wants.

And randomly, I love how Percy jumped in there to correct him. XD

dr_jekyl @ October 29 2003, 00:26:05 UTC Re: My guess....

That makes a disturbing ammount of sense.

muggleangel @ October 29 2003, 19:24:27 UTC Re: My guess....

Your icon rocks my face off.

dr_jekyl @ October 29 2003, 21:48:12 UTC Re: My guess....

Cheers!

snackbreak @ October 30 2003, 08:56:43 UTC Re: My guess....

What else is that, since I am Republican, I almost want to start his campaign... ignoring that pesky "not real" thing. Great icon!

anatidae @ October 29 2003, 00:42:48 UTC Re: My guess....

*AWE*

I thought "All good men..." was more a threat. As in, ">:0 Oi, good side, plz go protect yourself 'coz I am coming y0. DEATH! DESTRUCTION! HAHAHA!", but referring to Snapes relationship with Dumbledore.

But I like your version better (Y)!!!

dailyplanet @ October 28 2003, 23:24:26 UTC

Maybe the sock thieves struck again! No Slytherin is safe.

saffronlie @ October 29 2003, 00:43:17 UTC

It feels a bit like they're talking at cross-purposes, with all these smart little phrases that may not have much meaning at all, or mean different things to them both. Interested to see if they get their wires crossed further, or argue in code, or... what.

vassilissa @ October 29 2003, 01:58:58 UTC

Hi. I'm a lurker here, and I only check in with NA about once a week (I'm not addicted! Sure!) but I have some ideas about this thread, so it's time I delurked.

My interpretation:
Potions_master: The crow flies at midnight.
Meta comment on the exchange they've been having: "Gee we're being cryptic here."
Purestblood: Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of those they serve.
"Voldemort's calling us." and/or "You'll have to make a choice now."
Potions_master: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
"Nonsense." or "I don't know what you're talking about." (It's a nonsense phrase for testing typewriters.)
Purestblood: The leopard hunts when the moon rides high.
It sounded like a literary allusion, but Google didn't turn up anything, so I guess it's just "He'll be hunting" or "We'll be hunting" or something like that. Maybe with an undertone of excitement, too.
Potions_master: How doth the little crocodile improve its shining tail, / and pour the waters of the Nile on every golden scale."
P_M is quoting Lewis Carroll, who was parodying Isaac Watts's "How doth the little busy bee." The next two lines of the Lewis Carroll version go "How cheerfully he seems to grin, how neatly spreads his claws, / To welcome little fishes in with gently smiling jaws."
So, "This is not exciting, it's dangerous, but go join the Dark Lord if you want to, sucker."

Or put shorter with less overreading, Voldemort's calling them, there'll be 'hunting,' Lucius is looking forward to it, and Snape isn't.

snowballjane @ October 30 2003, 03:46:47 UTC

'Now is the time...' is another typing test.

It was also the headline on a piece in the Daily Telegraph this morning. Now I can't get the image of Michael Howard as Voldemort out of my head. Yikes.

vassilissa @ October 30 2003, 03:53:19 UTC

'Now is the time...' is another typing test.

Ah, thanks. I didn't know.

So, I'm betting Snape knew that, but did Lucius?

inomhe @ October 29 2003, 04:08:14 UTC

And, ah, Lucius says all good men, so Snape uses his ‘I beg your pardon’ icon and his message deliberately does not include an ‘S’. The quick brown fox traditionally jumps over the lazy dog. I am dying to know exactly what prompted Snape’s sudden inquiry.
I’m just throwing this out from who knows where, but I’m reading the conversation as “You as well?” “Indeed” “Well duh I should have known, you’re evil, it’s like black on black.” “Peer pressure attack, all the good men are doing it.” “Well not me, nyah.” “er… dontcha wanna be like the leopard…or maybe …don’t you wanna seize opportunity” “youre helping yourself out in a way that’ll only screw you over later.”
Yeah. I don’t actually know what I’m talking about, but there’s my analysis, of sorts.

melannen @ October 29 2003, 20:36:51 UTC

Long time reader, first time poster . . usually ya'll have said all that needs said long before I get here.

But everybody seems to have overlooked the fact that "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of those they serve." (well, usually it's 'the aid of heir party' or 'their country' but make allowances for it being Looshie) is also a typewriter testing phrase, though a somewhat obsolete one. Snape's response with the lazy dog is perfectly logical, exactly what I would have replied to "all good men" with, and probably almost meaningless.

So I read this exchange as
Snape asks about [the dark mark], hoping to find something out.
Lucius replies, but singularly uninformatively.
Snape remarks that he's being even more cryptic than necessary, and does he even know what Snape was talking about?
Lucius replies that he can be just as uninformative as he wants, thanks.
Snape replies in kind, with the expected remark.
Lucius posts something off the top of his head to keep Snape from having the last word.
Snape tells him that this is just getting ridiculous, and he's not as dangerous as he thinks he is.
Lucius does not deign to reply.

snowballjane @ October 30 2003, 03:56:14 UTC

Could Lucius be refering to The Leopard Hunts in Darkness. According to this summary (I've not read the book) there's lots about betrayal, spies/CIA agents and so on. A hint at Snape's lack of loyalty? Meanwhile, moon references generally point one way in N_A.