CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 28, Snape's worst memory

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Carol wrote:
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 And of course he has no idea that Harry felt compassion after 
witnessing that scene. Instead he's back to his view that Harry is 
James reincarnated--a sad and ironic misunderstanding all around. 
And yet Snape tried yet again to rescue Harry, searching for him in 
the forest and contacting the Order to tell them he'd gone to the 
MoM. Maybe the breach isn't irreparable even now.
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Potioncat:
I agree.  And consider this, at the end of OoP, Draco is threatening 
Harry.  Harry has his wand out before Draco can even reach for his, 
Snape calls out, "Potter. What are you doing?"

Look at this from Snape's viewpoint.  He sees Harry pointing a wand 
at Draco who does not have his wand. Doesn't this look a little like 
the worst memory scene? Harry's answer isn't, "Defending myself, 
sir."  It's "Thinking of a hex to use, sir"
(from memory, BTW) But Snape doesn't go ballistic. He calmly 
suggests taking points.  Then he doesn't even complain/disagree when 
McGonagall suggests adding points to Gryffindor and Ravenclaw.

Although, I don't think Snape is ready to adopt Harry...