Heroes and Not - What should Snape Have Done?.

[eggplant107]

No: HPFGUIDX 145396

"Steve" <bboyminn at y...> wrote:

> I don't agree that just any DE 
> could kill Harry, and Voldemort
> would feel the same level of 
> paranoia and threat. 

Perhaps, but I think Mr. Joe Average Death Eater would have a very
difficult time killing Harry. With the significant exception of Snape
none of the other Death Eaters in the tower that night were a match
for Harry, not even the mighty werewolf, Harry disposed of them one
after another. To my mind this suggests that both Harry and Snape are
extraordinarily powerful wizards.  

> we can justify Snape not killing Harry
> with a variety of explanations. However, 
> we can not so easily explain why Snape 
> prevented other DE's from cursing or
> killing Harry.

If Snape wants to be the top wizard he can't do that as long as
Voldemort is around. I think Snape has heard the entire prophecy
although he only told Voldemort the fist half because he new it would
encourage him to attack the boy and he knew that attack would have
disastrous consequences for the Dark Lord.

Today the last thing in the world he'd want to is to let somebody kill
Harry before he can defeat Voldemort for good and clear Snape's path
to become the greatest wizard in the world.

Eggplant