Knowing your Latin

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 140780

 
Geoff wrote:

Just as  an afterthought, how did Snape manage to emerge from the 
woodwork so  quickly to deal with Malfoy's injuries? He was through the 
door within  seconds of the spell being cast.




Julie says:
Wherever goeth Harry to misbehave, there appeareth Snape. In  other
words, is Snape ever very far away when Harry gets into some sort of 
mischief or trouble? 
 
Though in this case I do think Snape might have been keeping close to
Draco rather than Harry, as he still hadn't been able to figure out  how
Draco was planning to carry out his mission for Voldemort. 
 
Whichever reason Snape was nearby, it was certainly fortunate for  
Harry. Harry's not one to ponder what-might-have-beens, and he's 
certainly not predisposed to look at anything Snape does in a 
positive light (with good reason), but this is another instance where
Snape saved Harry's life, IMO. Not in a factual sense, but where 
would Harry have been carrying the guilt of having killed  someone
(and the ripped soul that apparently goes with it), no matter that it
was essentially an accident? (And it wasn't self-defense, as Draco
wasn't trying to kill Harry; it was just stupidity.)
 
Julie 


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