Is Harry a Murderer / Killer!! ?? !! Yeah or Nah??<snipped>

[sugaranddixie1]

No: HPFGUIDX 151376

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Nikkalmati wrote:

>I certainly agree there is a problem here.  Harry shows some 
>immediate remorse, but it doesn't last long.  Does he ever go 
>to see Draco in the infirmary?  Does he even ask how he is 
>doing?  Just a touch of concern could have made a difference 
>to Draco or show real remorse.  Instead he is soon complaining
>about what appears to be a very mild detention for what he did.  
>Does it really matter that he misses Quiddich when Draco could
>have died? 
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Snape said, "You need the hospital wing.  There may be a certain 
amount of scarring, but if you take dittany immediately we might 
avoid even that...Come....."

He then helped Draco to the hospital wing.  He didn't have to conjure 
up a stretcher like he did in POA.  Draco was able to walk with 
assistance & other than Snape's concern about possible scarring, 
seems out of mortal peril at this point.

Given Harry's history, I don't think the idea of Draco having a scar 
or two would have bothered Harry too much! ;)

As for Harry visiting Draco in hospital, I don't think he would have 
gotten a warm reception if he'd been allowed in at all!

Now as regards Quiddich, I'm afraid I can understand why Harry felt 
the way he did. He was Captain of the team & it was the last match of 
the season too! Harry, in spite of all he's been through, is still a 
teenager!

He used poor judgement in using that spell, but remember the other 
spell in the book & what it did?  It hoisted people into the air by 
their ankles- it was more of a prank than dangerous & may have 
predisposed Harry to believe the Sectumsempra would be an innocuous 
spell as well.  (Come to think of it, it's a shame he didn't try that 
one out on Draco in the bathroom...flip him upside down and then 
disarm him! :D )

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Nikkalmati wrote:

>Has Snape given up on anyone giving Harry any proper punishment?  
>Did he even report Harry to Minerva or DD?  Does he know events 
>are too near the climax to suspend or expel Harry?  I don't 
>believe SS is afraid of DD finding out about the book or the 
>spell he created.  Surely, DD knows a lot worse things about SS 
>by now and SS can't be held liable for losing a book. The detention 
>SS does give has the potentially beneficial effect of showing 
>Harry "you don't want to be like this; you can't afford to be like 
>this; the WW can't afford for you to be this childish; grow up 
>Harry."  Of course, he could just be showing Harry why he disliked 
>James and Sirius so much too <g>. JMO
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ET:
I think SS, while not 'afraid' of DD finding out about the book, 
would rather not have attention brought to Snape's prior fascination 
with the dark arts... and, imo, it was very irresponsible of him to 
leave that book lying around with a spell that dangerous in it.

To me though, more telling than anything about why Snape chose the 
punishment he did was the fact that he himself (SS) had used that 
very same spell on James when they, (SS & James), were teenagers. I 
think Snape held back some when attacking James, because the damage 
to James wasn't on a par with what happened to Draco, but still it 
appears to have been the same spell. 

Harry saw this in the pensieve, although at the time he wouldn't have 
known what spell was used as it appears SS performed it silently.    
I can't find anywhere that it dawns on Harry at any point that it was 
Sectumsempra that Snape used on James, but Harry did witness it & 
Snape knows it!

>From OOP when Harry witnesses Snape's worst memory-

"...But too late;  Snape had directed his wand straight at James;  
there was a flash of light and a gash appeared on the side of Jame's 
face, spattering his robes with blood.  James whirled about; a second 
flash of light later, Snape was hanging upside down in the air, his 
robes falling over his head to reaveal skinny, pallid legs and a pair 
of graying underpants..."

(Harry already knew after witnessing this) why Snape diliked James & 
Sirius so much.  Harry questioned Lupin about it too.)

Perhaps Snape gave Harry this punishment because he knew it would 
pain Harry- I have a hard time picturing SS as a benevolent teacher 
based on JKR's description...although I know anything is possible!  :)

So Snape has performed this spell himself, only he knew what to 
expect from it, while Harry was totally in the dark.  I think all of 
this may have had some bearing on the punishment given. Those 
words "For Enemies" probably just flashed into Harry's mind at that 
critical moment & advice from "the book" had done him nothing but 
good up until that point.

If Snape does turn out to be DD's man, I think that him knowing about 
what's coming may be a factor also.  If turns out to be working for 
LV, however, I would think he'd have been more eager to get Harry 
expelled. All just my opinion, of course....

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