special treatment of Malfoy

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 147308

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
>
> >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.
>

Geoff:
How about:

'"Fifty points from Gryffindor for lateness, I think," said 
Snape. ""And, let me see, another twenty for your Muggle attire.  you 
know, I don't believe any house has ever been in negative figures 
this early in the term - we haven't even started pudding. You might 
have set a record, Potter"
(HBP "Snape Victorious" pp.153-54 UK edition)

Well, that might fill the bill. OK, Harry won't tell Snape why he is 
late but Snape must know there is a reason and he should be able to 
see that Harry has been bleeding.

But is he going to? No way.

'He knew that Snape had come to fetch him for this, for the few 
minutes when he could needle and torment Harry without anyone else 
listening.'
(ibid. p.154)

I think that fits the definition of unfair.