Snape-the Hero -- Snape-the Abuser

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 143341

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "horridporrid03"
<horridporrid03 at y...> wrote:
 
> 
> As to Fang, like Harry, Snape was more worried about human victims 
> before the animal.  As Pippin pointed out, Harry wasn't quick to 
> abandon Snape and rush to Fang's rescue.  And when Snape *does* 
> leave, Harry is worried about *Hagrid's* safety.  It's only after 
> Hagrid is shown to be safe that Harry feels relief that Fang is safe 
> too.  If Snape had tried to rescue Fang, Harry would have either 
> killed or incapacitated him.  Both would have had dire concequences, 
> IMO, since I'm DDM!.
> 
> I'd also point out that it's Snape who draws the Death Eaters away 
> from Hagrid, allowing Hagrid to rescue Fang.  Plus, Buckbeak is 
> still alive.  If Snape is such an animal hater, why didn't he take 
> the opportunity to kill Buckbeak?  I don't believe hippogriffs are 
> all that hard for a wizard of Snape's caliber to kill, or at least 
> harm quite badly.
> 
> Betsy Hp
>
I would also like to add it wasn't Snape who set fire to Hagrid's hut
- it was a "large Death Eater".  Snape was busy with Harry at the
moment, just like Harry was busy with Snape.  I didn't see Harry's
overwhemling concern for Fang in the hut until after Snape left. 
Also, Snape did prevent Harry's death by removing the jinx that
another Death Eater had put on Harry.  I think both Harry & Snape were
too much in the momemt of fighting one another to worry about the hut,
Fang or the poor bowtruckles - who did die in the fire.  I don't think
those scenes of Snape & Harry taunting one another took more than a
few minutes in total.  

I don't know how anyone can read this as being: Snape-animal hater,
Harry-animal lover.  It was only after Snape & the DE's were gone,
that Harry's attention went to the hut & Fang, and sure, he was
comforted by Fang's warmth - who wouldn't be?  But that doesn't mean
Fang was on first & foremost on Harry's mind while he was dueling with
Snape.  The passages do not reflect that.  

colebiancardi