special treatment of Malfoy

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 147291

>Fuzz876i wrote: 
 When Harry and Ron
> tried to 
> explain this to Snape they both received detention and
> Malfoy got 
> nothing. 

Potioncat:
First off, Snape is unfair. No argument. It's no wonder Harry isn't 
fond of him. 

I don't have my book, but as I recall, Snape showed up very quickly 
and stopped the duel. He pretended not to notice Hermione was cursed, 
one of the darkest moments in Snape's page time. No one was punished 
for fighting, however. The punishment for Ron and Harry was for 
disrespect, after they yelled at him for his comment about Hermione.

Fuzz876i:
In The Prisoner of Azkaban Malfoy walked into
> class late 
> after going to the hospital wing and being treated for
> the wound 
> from Buckbeak and all Snape said at that time was to
> settle down if 
> that had been Harry or Ron it would have been
> detention or 50 points 
> a piece from Gryfendor. 

Potioncat:
Hold on a moment. It would have been unfair to dock any student 50 
points if they were late due to an injury. So where was the special 
treatment in not docking Malfoy? Harry is angry and thinks that Snape 
would have docked him, but the closest example we have of that is 
when Harry has to leave class early to have photos taken. Snape 
doesn't dock him then.