What if other teachers behaved like Snape?

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 101147


> 
> Shall we count the times that Snape has rushed to Harry's aid or 
> acted on his behalf?
> 
> 1) The troll (PS/SS)

Snape was running to the troll. I doubt he had any idea Harry, 
Hermione and Ron were there.

> 2) The broomstick (PS/SS)

Yes, he distracted Quirrell long enough for Hermione to finish the 
job.

> 3) Referree-ing the second Quidditch match (PS/SS)

Dumbledore showed up, making Snape's gesture pointless. 


> 4) Confronting Quirrell (PS/SS)

And yet Quirrell still managed to make it all the way to the Stone 
and nearly killed Harry. Good job, Snape!

> 5) Guarding Harry  when no one else thought the boy was in any 
> danger (PS/SS)

When was this?

> 6) Searching for Harry on the grounds (CoS)

We don't know what precipitated this. D-Dore might very well have 
ordered him to do it.

> 7) Keeping him away from the one-eyed witch (PoA
> 8) Entering the willow after he found Harry's cloak and knew he 
> might be inside with a suspected Death Eater (PoA)

And he failed to listen to anything Harry, Hermione and Ron were 
saying, nearly got two Order members killed, and nearly took Harry's 
godfather away from him.

> 9) Taking care of unconscious Harry (PoA)

Had Snape left Harry down there with the Dementors AND a werewolf, 
his job wouldn't have been worth 10 cents. I never said Snape didn't 
fulfill basic teacher duties (except when Hermione got hit with a 
curse) but c'mon, that's not above and beyond.

And besides, Harry's work later saved the unconscious Snape, so let's 
call that even.

> 10) Confronting Mad-eye, whom he fears, on the stairs  to 
> ensure Harry's safety (GoF)

Or how about just trying to catch a student out of bed? 

> 11) Revealing his dark mark to Fudge (GoF)

On orders from D-Dore.

> 12) Believing Harry when he reported Sirius was in danger 
> (OOP)

Had Snape kept that to himself, what good is he to the Order?

> 13) Searching a forest full of hostile centaurs when Harry was 
> missing (OOP)

He intended to. Did he make it?

> I am sure there are some I've missed. 

Not for lack of reaching :)


>  It takes Lupin to make Harry see that he's being careless with 
> his parents' sacrifice by needlessly risking his life. Too bad 
> Lupin didn't think about that when he decided to withhold 
> information that could have stopped someone he thought was a 
> Death Eater from entering the castle.

Maybe because Harry has no reason to distrust Snape's motives. He 
knows Lupin didn't hate his father.

Darrin