Who Saved Harry? ...NOT Snape.

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 115325


> bboyminn replied:
> >>OK, let's straighten this out once and for all, Snape did not 
save Harry. At best, Snape assisted Hermione in saving Harry. Snape 
was muttering counter-jinxes against Quirrels jinx which at best 
were only marginally effective. The truth is Quirrel was winning and 
he had Harry hanging by one hand and losing ground quickly.
> [snip]If Harry should thank anyone, he should thank Hermione, 
which I'm sure he did.

> HunterGreen:
 I agree that it would be awkward to have Harry march over to Snape 
and thank him. I doubt that Snape cares either way, which might be 
why no adult has encouraged Harry to do so. (perhaps Snape would be 
offended by it in some way?)
> 

Valky:
I agree with you both about POA. Snape is owed nothing for that.
I also agree, Steve and Huntergreen, That essentially Hermione did 
the saving in PS/SS and that either way Harry has far too little to 
be grateful for in case of Snape.

Apart from that I think that Harry was taken by surprise at the end 
of PS/SS in discovering that Snape was "Trying to save him" and I 
*do* believe it would be in Harry's character to feel some small 
measure of gratitude. This is how I read the short passage at the 
end of PS/SS where Harry deliberately makes eye contact with Snape 
in the Great Hall, then deciding for himself that Snapes feelings 
haven't changed Harry shrugs it off. I think it's in character for 
Harry that, at that moment, he may have been intending to offer 
Snape some manner of pleasantry in response to the revelation that 
Snape had protected him from QuirrelMort earlier in the year. 

So to say, despite that I agree with you Steve, I still think Harry 
*was* grateful.