How do you interpret "would have" here? 1. Snape examined Goyle, whose face now resembled something that _would have been_ at home in a book on poisonous fungi. Interpretation (1) : In fact, Goyle's face didn't appear in a book on poisonous fungi so it wasn't at home. Interpretation (2) : I imagine Goyle's face would be at home if it appears in a book on poisonous fungi. 2. Robert Baratheon and his brothers were all big men, as was the Hound, and back at Winterfell there was a simpleminded stableboy named Hodor who dwarfed them all, but the knight they called the Mountain That Rides _would have towered_ over Hodor. Interpretation (1) : In fact Mountain and Hodor didn't stand next to one anothe for comparison, so Mountain didn't tower over Hodor. Interpretation (2) : I imagine Mountain would tower over Hodor if they stand next to each other. Hi, everyone. How do you interpret "would have" here?