Severus Snape's character

[aggiepaddy]

No: HPFGUIDX 106255

> Potioncat:
> I thought it was interesting you chose this example.  To me it is 
>one time Snape's behavior is reasonable.  Draco joins Harry and Ron, 
>then says he cannot prepare his supplies.  Snape makes them prepare 
>the ingredients  and does give Draco the better prepared ones....but 
>that was fair. At least, had it been anyone other than Draco it 
>would hve seemed fair.  We know what happened, Ron and Harry know 
what happened.  Does Snape?  And if he does, he at least handles this 
> episode without sneering.

> I'd also like to know how Draco pulled the wool over Pomfrey's eyes.
> Or I'd like to know if there is any chance he wasn't faking.
 

Aggie:
The way I see it is that Buckbeak DID really hurt Draco's arm, it 
must have done from the description.

PoA UK version p90  'It happened in a flash of steely talons:Malfoy 
let out a high-pitched scream. . .><Malfoy, who lay curled in the 
grass, blood blossoming over his robes>'

It does sound like he was in a lot of pain but it's likely he just 
milked it for all it was worth.  Mme Pomfrey, not known for her 
liking of dangerous animals, would have patched Draco up, arm in 
sling all bandaged up.  If it's anything like me taking my daughter 
to the hospital because she's hurt her arm, after the initial 
consultation, if nothing's been broken, then you don't go back.  I 
imagined this to be what happened here.  He initially saw Mme 
Pomfrey, when it was bad, but didn't go back.  He just kept his arm 
in the sling for as long as he felt necessary!!  *Little git*  ;o)