Why has DD never suggested Snape thank Harry? (Was: Why has DD never suggest

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> Alla:
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> Oy, I expected better from you. :o) McGonagall taking Draco's side 
> is called being "fair" in my book. Why would I complain about that?
> Now, the exact analogy for Snape's behaviour would be.... that is 
> right him taking Harry's side. When would we see that?
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Potioncat now:
Fair? Really?  Except for Umbridge being around, if I werw 
McGonagall, I would have looked the other way and let Draco get his 
clock  cleaned. (I have no idea what that means.) I am referring to 
the post Quidditch fight with a Weasley and Harry against Draco.

But my point was, it often looks to McGonagall that Harry is the one 
at fault. And I think it seems that way to Snape too.  Are they both 
seeing Berk!James in Harry.
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> Alla:
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> But that is the whole point, right? If Snape saw that it was 
> malfoy's fault - then there was absolutely NO NEED to do anything. 
> he could at least IGNORE the accident and show that he has some 
> humanity left in him.

Potioncat:
So if Snape saw it was Malfoy's fault he should do nothing?  Just 
say, "Good afternoon boys" and walk on by? 

I'd really, really like to know what he was going to say before he 
was interrupted.  Was he going to say, "we'll just have to forget 
it?" or was he going to say, "we'll just have to work in a detention 
before the train home."

I think to some extent, we all expected Snape to be nicer after we 
learned he was a member of the Order. (Hermione certainly did.)  And 
perhaps we expected something better of him after the battle at the 
MoM.  But Snape just stays his old contrary self.
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> Potioncat: 
> > Oh, Alla, Snape lives to make you happy and you slap him!
> > Oh, wait, he was a friend of Bella's....I'd better not ask. ;-)
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> Alla:
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> LOLOL! (Humming Happy Birthday)

Potioncat:
Thanks again!