Snape ignoring HP blood (was: CHAPDISC: HBP8)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 146626

> zgirnius:
> I would say that if Snape saw the blood, he knew Harry was healed. It 
> was dry blood, and it was not continuing to flow from his nose. (This 
> was not stated in the text, but follows from the fact that Tonks had 
> fixed it). Snape was being nasty by letting Harry walk into the Great 
> Hall looking a complete mess-not by allowing Harry continue to suffer 
> from any physical injury in silence.
>
Alla:

I am afraid that I have to disagree here. Snape MAY have known that 
Harry was healed, but to me it is absolutely not a given, quite the 
contrary. All that JKR had to do to make sure we knew that Snape knew :-
) was to add to Tonks' words " I am sending a word to the castle that I 
got you" ( I quoted them yesterday, but don't have a book right now and 
am typing after a very tough day, so sorry if I misquote) - "and that 
you are fine" or something like that.

JKR does not do it, so I am assuming that that is all there was to 
Tonks' message. 

Even if blood on Harry's face is dried, it does not necessarily mean 
that Harry does not have any internal injuries, IMO. All Snape has to 
do is ASK whether Harry is hurt or at least just tell him to go to the 
hospital wing.

Not because he LIKES Harry, but because he is a teacher and he has 
student with A LOT of blood on his face. Isn't it a cause for concern? 
Just a little bit? :-)

I guess not for Snape. :-)

I mean, his insults there nasty, no question about it, but that was 
indeed Snape being his typical disgusting self ( as I see him), but 
Snape ignoring the possibility of Harry being injured physically uppes 
Snape's behaviour to higher level of nastiness, to me anyway.

JMO,

Alla