Snape's the Rescuer - Really?/Justice to Snape

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 170774

Dana again:
> I have to correct myself because I actually do not see the scene 
> as having anything to do with Snape being displayed as carrying 
   [SSS: I think you meant caring?] 
> by JKR but just her giving this scene because she needed everyone 
> relocated to get the time-turning sequence going. If no one was 
> there to relocate everyone then Sirius would not have ended up 
> waiting for a faith worse then death and thus no need for DD to 
> set Hermione and Harry up on this rescue mission. Skipping this 
> would make it unbelievable and the way Snape transports them is 
> actually irrelevant, as long as they are indeed moved from one 
> location to the next. 

SSSusan:
But I think this is rather the *point* that a lot of members have 
been trying to make.  JKR didn't have to SHOW this event at all.  A 
simple remark later on from DD or Fudge, acknowledging Snape's 
assistance in getting everyone back to the castle, is all it would 
have taken to have established that Snape got them returned 
*somehow,* if the how were irrelevant.  

The fact that JKR elected to *show* the occurrence is what is 
interesting about it.  And as others have pointed out, that she 
wrote it in such a manner so that Snape is alone (or believes he is, 
sans TT!Harry&Hermione) as he's handling things.  There is no one in 
that moment for him to be 'performing' for; he's simply taking care 
of the situation.  

To me, there is no reason to believe that JKR couldn't have just 
tossed in some move-along-these-heavy-objects spell, just like the 
first time we saw the spell to bind someone.  Would we have been 
shocked to have discovered there was some spell designed to help 
wizards move large objects or bound or unconscious or otherwise 
incapacitated witches and wizards?  I wouldn't have been.  Snape 
flicks his wand and says, "Transporticus!" or some such thing (heh, 
be nice -- I took no Latin in school ;-)), the bodies zip away to 
the Hospital Wing, and I'd have thought, "Sure, why not?"  

But that's not what happened.  She wrote the scene where we see 
Snape, alone, no audience, conjuring stretchers and seeing that all 
parties are placed on one before transporting them to the castle.  I 
agree with the others who see this as a significant insertion from 
JKR.  

I definitely don't see a Humanitarian!Snape here (egads), but I do 
see a Snape who's being at least professional, and perhaps, yes, 
acting as one in a healing role would act.  (I agree that we see a 
helluva lot of Snape in this capacity in HBP.)

Siriusly Snapey Susan