Harry on the tower (Was: Harry's arrogance /Evil Snape)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 154515

Carol earlier:
Carol, pretty sure that Harry would not have survived Book 6 if Snape
had not showed up
> 
Alla responded:
> Alla, who thinks that Harry did pretty good on the Tower, Snape or
no Snape and who cannot wait for confrontation between them in book 7.
>

Carol responds:
Actually, Harry did nothing on the tower but watch and listen. While
he is still frozen either from DD's spell or from horror, Snape says,
"Out of here, quickly," seizes Draco by the scruff of his neck, and
leads the way down the stairs. With DD having gone over the
battlements, even Greyback has no reason to stay.

"As they vanished through the door, Harry realized that he could move
again." He casts off his Invisibility Cloak and hits the "brutal-faced
Death Eater" *in the back* with a Freezing spell (Petrificus Totalus),
then follows the others down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs,
just as Snape again calls out, "It's over. Time to go!" Harry is
attacked by Fenrir Greyback and someone (not Harry) hits Greyback with
a freezing spell. He does manage go trip up Amycus and Alecto with an
Impedimenta once he's outside, but then Snape saves him from a Crucio
and he duels with Snape, who easily anticipates and deflects all his
spells.

So I'd say that, no, Harry *didn't* do particularly well on the tower.
He didn't do anything there at all except hit one DE in the back as he
was heading out the door. And he couldn't hold off Fenrir Greyback;
someone (Snape or an Order member?) had to save him.

Had Harry confronted all four DEs, with Snape lying dead from the
broken UV (or simply not present in the scene) and wildcard!Draco
either joining in on the side of the DEs or being killed himself, I'm
pretty sure that, in the confined space of the tower (with one DE no
doubt blocking the doorway), Harry would be toast.

Carol, who thinks that once again Harry owes his life to Snape and
doesn't know it