Death because of falling off?/ Re: Snape saving Harry

[ananke_2]

No: HPFGUIDX 54062

This is my first post to the group (so hello everyone!) and although 
English is my second language, I hope you'll get my point :)

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "finwitch" <finwitch at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Audra:
> The fact that Hermione inadvertently broke 
> > both their eye contact only means we don't know who would have 
won 
> out at the 
> > end.  But either way, Snape was *not* ineffective.
> > -Audra-
> 
> Not that his counter-curses didn't do what he intended, just that 
> well, why didn't Snape steal Quirrell's attention - well, until 
> Hermione *made* him to? Maybe move his hand in front of Quirrell's 
> eyes? "Accidentally" step on Quirrell's foot?
> 
> If saving Harry was his first intent, he did not choose the most 
> effective method to do that. He was showing off his knowledge of 
> jinxes in duel with Quirrell - not exactly saving Harry.
> 
> And er.. Neville fell off from a broomstick that behaved as if 
> jinxed, from high off and only broke his wrist. We have heard that 
a 
> Seeker has died, but that might have been a bludger hitting him on 
> the head or a failed Wronski Feint. No wizard has been reported to 
> die because of falling off!
<snip>
> -- Finwitch

I totally agree. For me, the whole 'business' with falling off is a 
bit unclear. 

Another mention off falling off is when in PS/SS Neville tells Harry 
that his family only discovered he was not a squib when his uncle 
accidentally let go off him while holding him by his ankles through 
the window and N just bounced off the ground. There is no mention 
that he was injured in any way. Then, when he fell off the 
broomstick at Hogwarts he only broke his wrist. 
There are a few more incidents of falling off broomsticks during 
Quidditch(Wood and Angelina come to my mind). So why did Quirrel 
believe that he could kill Harry by making him fall off? Surely, as 
a grownup wizard he should have known this wouldn't work? And so 
should Snape, so all the discussion whether he was trying to save 
H's life or not is in a way 'irrelevant' because even if Snape 
didn't cast counterjinxes and H fell off he wouldn't die. 
And why did Dumbledore 'slow down' Harry when he fell off in PoA? My 
guess is he didn't want Harry to be seriously injured and not to 
save his life. And then, why all the students thought he might have 
been dead if they probably knew about Neville's falling through the 
window? Any guesses?

-Monika (who apologises for using the words 'falling off' that often 
and for any mistakes she's made)

PS. Does anyone know when OoP will be released in Eastern Europe 
(Poland, to be precise)? I mean the UK version, not a translation.