An odd musing about Harry's attitude - cont dislike of Snape

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 53955

Andry:

> However, I do think he had a pretty good 
> measure of how much Snape helped him in the first book. I don't 
think 
> being grateful ever crossed his mind . . . in his eyes, it was 
still 
> selfish aims - Snape trying to cancel a life debt between he and 
> James, rather than a sincere desire to help Harry.

I do agree that Snape would find Harry thanking him embarassing, if 
not insulting. You know, as the mockery in exaggerated, formal 
courtesy...

Harry won't do that. And besides, I find it questionable whether 
Snape *did* save Harry's life in the first place. Hermione broke both 
Quirrell's and Snape's eye-contact with the fire-spell, thus putting 
an END to the jinxes. If anyone saved Harry's life, it was Hermione 
far more than Snape with his uneffective counter-jinxes. And, falling 
off his broomstick might not have killed Harry, just injure is arm - 
as happened when he *did* fall off in CoS.

--Finnwitch