In defense of Harry's honor/Dumbledore's parties

[Ali]

No: HPFGUIDX 55815

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "darrin_burnett" <.
 
>>> After SS/PS, which Snape was doing to discharge a life debt, 
when has  Snape "saved" Harry from anything? 

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 In at least one instance, he has put Harry in more danger with his 
 selfishness.
 
 He drove off Lupin for purely petty reasons -- I'm not subscribing 
to Evil!Lupin -- leaving an opening, which gave V-Mort a shot at 
putting his own guy in at Hogwarts. <<<

I have to disagree with you here, Darrin. I can't help remembering 
Dumbledore's words after Harry saved Pettigrew; time is just too 
complicated to assume that Snape's effective dismissal of Lupin was 
the cause of Crouch-Moody going to Hogwarts, anymore than Harry was 
responsible for Voldemort's rise by saving Pettigrew.

I do agree that Snape is selfish, he is rash, but above all, he is 
complicated. Isn't that why he has such a following in fandom? 

>>> And anyway, when Snape thanks James, maybe then Harry should 
thank  Snape. Until we know what Snape's motives are, and have 
always been,  I think we should withhold calls for Harry to get all 
thankful.<<<

How exactly is Snape meant to thank James? And do two wrongs make a 
right? In PS/SS Snape was trying to reciprocate James' act, to the 
only person he could with James gone - Harry.

I'm sure that LOONs have been through the books and gathered up 
statistics on Wizards who say thank you, and Harry came out top. So 
he does say thank you, and either he did to Snape "offlist" or it 
was simply not appropriate. I'm not sure that Snape would have 
wanted his action acknowledged in PS/SS which is strange when he did 
in PoA when in fact he didn't save Harry. 

Anyway, welcome back Darrin!

Ali