Stopper in Death

[suehpfan]

No: HPFGUIDX 92942

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_b_desert_king" 
<a_b_desert_king at h...> wrote:
> > Gadfly McLellyn writes:
> > 
> > see my post 79500 on Sept 1st, 2003 also, but here is a brief 
version:
> > 
> > The reason why Dumbledore trusts Snape and Snape hates Harry is 
that 
> > Snape brewed up some way for the AK curse to fail when it hit 
Harry, 
> > but Harry gets all the credit and fame for this.  So maybe Snape 
> > already did stopper death - Harry's death by Voldemort.  It 
explains 
> > why Dumbledore trusts him so much, and why Snape resents Harry's 
fame 
> > because it should be Snape's fame.  But Snape can't let the DE's 
know 
> > this because then he would be number one target for the DE's to 
> > murder.  
> 
> 
> Heather writes:
> 
>snip 
> In GoF, Snape threatens Harry with poisoning to 'test his 
antidote', 
> but then Harry is taken away for a photo shoot (interruptions, 
> interruptions...).  Maybe he threatens Harry (and not anyone else) 
> because he knows Harry can't be poisoned....
> 
> Just a thought....:)

Two words: Basilisk fang.  In the end of CoS Harry is most definitely 
poisoned by the basilisk and would have died had it not been for the 
presence of Fawks and his wonderful tears.

Interesting idea though.
Sue