What might Snape consider cowardice?

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No: HPFGUIDX 163961

Mike:

<BIG SNIP>

 At this point Snape just wants to get the remaining DEs out of 
> there and wants Harry to SHUT UP. Bad enough he had to make 
himself 
> Public Enemy number 1A, he's had just about enough of Harry's 
> ignorant (in Snape's eyes) berating.
> 
> Mike, who thinks we shouldn't be too hard on Harry, yet.
>

Alla:

Nah, Mike I think we should be very hard on Harry. :)

After all, who in their right mind after watching the death of the 
loved one would have on their mind the one and only desire to bring 
the killer to justice and/or have revenge on him ( I think these two 
are intertwined in Harry's mind and absolutely convinced that right 
after watching DD murder Harry fully entitled to think of both)

I mean what Harry should have done is of course to **thank** Snape 
for killing Dumbledore. <g>

That would have been an appropriate reaction, yes.

That was sarcasm of course, and seriously speaking Mike I do thank 
you for saying that we should not be too hard on Harry.

No, I would not dream of telling everybody how they should feel 
towards Harry, but I do think that Harry's reaction towards watching 
the murder of the loved one ( at least so far in Harry's eyes it is 
murder and in mine too) was the most understandable and normal 
reaction - to get the killer.

I thought Snape hexing Harry was sooooo Snape - not to kill, no, but 
humiliation and hurt, which I am convinced Snape enjoys IMO.

I also think that Buckbeack's reaction towards Snape ( like 
sentinent animal whose instincts are spot on IMO) is a big hint 
towards Snape loyalties and I so hoped that Buckbeack would tear him 
apart or at least hurt **really** badly.

I know, I know we would have no story then, but I just want the 
bastard to pay so badly, lol.

JMO,

Alla