Hating someone Vs wanting them dead

[nickel313]

No: HPFGUIDX 136674

I have been thinking about this, so I wanted to see what everyone 
else thought. 

We know that Snape and James hated each other at school. However, we 
also know that when James heard that Sirius sent Snape to the 
Shrieking Shack, James stopped Snape before he could be killed. We 
also know that Snape told Voldemort about the Prophecy but when he 
found out what Voldemort was going to do with this information he 
told Dumbledore. Both these situations make me believe that despite 
the fact that they both hated each other, neither James nor Snape 
really wanted the other dead.

I see similarities in this regard between Harry and Draco. They both 
hate each other. However, we saw the reaction of Harry after he used 
Sectumsempra on Draco - he certainly did not want Draco dead. We 
also now know that Draco isn't as evil as he would like people to 
believe. This makes me wonder, will there be a situation in Book 7 
where Draco sees that Harry is about to be killed and, despite the 
fact that he hates Harry, he tries to do something to stop him being 
killed?

Anyway, this is just a thought and I would be interested to see what 
others think.

Nickel