Snape's death scene

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 174350

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "julie" <juli17 at ...> wrote:

> So *why* does Harry go right to Snape, feeling compelled tp
> do so, take off his cloak and bend down close so Snape can
> conveniently reach him to clutch his robes and bring Harry
> close enough to speak? Or, rather, why doesn't Harry just 
> hightail it out of there, figuring the murdering bastard
> he so despises got exactly what he deserved? 

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va32h:

Hightailing it out of there figuring the murdering SOB got what he 
deserved isn't Harry's style at all. He saved Draco (twice!) during 
the Battle of Hogwarts, he couldn't bring himself to stun Stan 
Shunpike on the chance that Stan was Imperiused. Back in HBP, Harry 
was distraught that he'd injured Draco so badly with Sectumsempra. 
Heck, going all the way back to Philosopher's Stone - Harry feels 
guilty that he doesn't feel badly about old Mrs. Figg breaking her 
leg. Harry is an extremely compassionate person by nature, and does 
not delight in seeing people suffer or in causing people pain (which 
is why the whole Crucio thing grates on me so very much! - but I 
digress)

Harry may have been drawn to Snape for inexplicable or legillimency 
related reasons - but I would also tend to think that Harry, being 
Harry, would have instinctively tried to help. 

va32h