Harry, Draco and bathroom/ A couple of theories - Snape

[katrinalisa2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 162521

Katrina:

Lots of argument about a scene I used to think was fairly 
straightforward...

Draco is upset, crying, having a private moment. :)
Harry walks in on him. Draco feels vulnerable so he attacks. He then 
attempts to hurt Harry for seeing him like that with the attempted 
Crucio, Harry stupidly uses an unknown spell and hurts Draco badly. 

For some strange reason Snape lets off Harry really lightly, 
considering his crime. And I doubt Snape was worried about Azkaban for 
Draco- it would be simple enough for Snape to claim Draco was 
Imperius'ed, and besides, Harry used Crucio and he's not in Azkaban. 
Obviously the Unforgivable curses are not quite that, since many 
people here seem willing to give Harry a pass on them, but not Draco. 
And don't tell me Harry was in fear of his life fighting Bellatrix 
because he wasn't. He's the one who ran after her for revenge. 

Harry and Draco are both in the wrong.

Draco for using Crucio, or trying to, and Harry for seriously injuring 
his opponent. Harry was never in danger of losing his life- if he 
wasn't scared of Malfoy when he was frozen, helpless, why would he be 
afraid now? Harry's never taken Draco's death threats against himself 
seriously, because they aren't. They are a way of letting off steam, 
and Harry's smart enough to know that.

 The scene on the tower shows that Draco isn't capable of murder. His 
ridiculous, roundabout attempts at killing Dumbledore are obviously 
done because he is under pressure and scared for his family, and they 
are so inept as to make one wonder if Draco wanted to succeed- as if 
he was subconsciously sabotaging himself. 

...and I hate to say it, but if my parents were in danger of being 
killed by a madman you don't want to know how low I'd stoop. 

JMO.