What really happened on the tower.

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 155582

Julie wrote:
> 
> > The text also makes it unclear if Harry or someone else shouted
> > "Petrificus Totalis!" when Fenrir was at Harry's throat.
> 
Eggplant responded:
> It sure wasn't unclear to me! Of course Harry did it, or do you
think some mystery man did it and Harry was so incurious he never
wondered who had saved his life?

Carol notes:
You may be thinking of the first Petrificus Totalus, which Harry casts
from behind at the "brutal-faced Death Eater" (Yaxley?). But the
second Petrificus Totalus, the one that saves Harry from Fenrir
Greyback, is cast by an unidentified person who can't be Harry because
Harry is pinned down and can't move:

"As Harry plunged after them, one of the fighters detached themselves
from the fray and flew at him. It was the werewolf, Fenrir. He was on
top of Harry before Harry could raise his wand: Harry fell backward,
with filthy matted hair in his face, the stench of sweat and blood
filling his nose and, hot greedy breath at his throat--

"'Petrificus Totalus!'

"Harry felt Fenrir collapse against him; with a stupendous effort he
pushed the werewolf off and onto the floor. . . ." (HBP Am. ed. 598).

Clearly, Harry was saved from a horrible death by whoever cast the
Petrificus Totalus. But Harry is obsessed with catching Snape, and
nothing else matters to him at that moment. So, yes, he's incurious
about the mystery man or woman who saved his life, and no, it's not at
all clear that Harry saved himself. It appears quite otherwise to me.

Carol, betting five galleons that the mystery man is Snape but not
arguing that point in this post