Why did Snape react so angrily to being called a 'Coward' ??

[plittleuk]

No: HPFGUIDX 133819

Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else (apologies if I have missed 
it) but the manner in which Snape reacted to Harry calling hime a 
coward when he was trying to escape the grounds seemed very OTT to me.

Think about it - if he was really desperate to escape the scene as 
quickly as possible, having someone (particularly Harry) question his 
courage would be hardly likely to slow him down would it ?

The reaction "DON'T CALL ME A COWARD...." in my eyes could be 
construed along the lines of 'if only you understood the things that I 
have done, am doing and will do for you, you would not call me a 
coward'.

This was the biggest indicator for me that Snape is on the side of 
good - I found it a very odd thing to make a point of taking Harry to 
task on at such a time when he had to get away.


plittleuk