Prophecy musings...Was: Snape's the Rescuer - Really?/Justice to Snape

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 170811

> > colebiancardi:
> 
> <snippage>
> 
> > We've never heard or seen Snape actually *kill* anyone(well,
> > with the exception of DD in HBP and that is still open to
> > debate until DH comes out)
> <snippage>
> > He may give *harsh* punishment to student's, but no more than
> > other Professors. He is nasty to those outside of his own
> > House, but again, his cruelty is in his *words*.  He threatens,
> > he bullies, but again, all talk, no action at this point in
> > time in the series.
> 
> > I don't believe Snape to be a cold-blooded killer, despite the
> > events that happened on the Tower.
> 
> Biff
<snip>
> 
> I do disagree with you on your point about Snape not giving
> punishment any more severe than that of the other teachers.
> Time and time again he has punished Harry, simply because he
> was James' son. How many times has he jumped to blame Harry
> when things happen, such as the missing ingredients for
> olyjuice Potion in GoF? Yes, he knew Harry & Co had used it
> earlier, but he had no proof- and Harry denied it. Snape
> empties Harry's cauldron if his potion isn't up to snuff (and
> it rarely is), but we don't hear that he does that to other
> students. He has docked Gryffindor points because Hermione
> answers questions. I agree with ou that Snape can certainly
> use words for cruelty, but he abuses that as well.
> 
colebiancardi:

no,no,no,no - LOL  You've misunderstood me or I can't write my
thoughts very well.  Snape doesn't give out *harsher* punishments,
meaning that when he DOES give them, he isn't making them better or
worse than other Professor's.  McGonagall made them go into the
Forbidden Forest;  Ron had to spend his whole evening cleaning up the
trophy room; Harry had to address envelopes for Lockhart.  I am not
stating that Snape is "fair" when he decides who gets punished for
what;  just that his punishments aren't worse.  Does that make sense?
 Umbridge, to me at least, is far, far, way & above, worse than Snape
could only imagine.

There is no love lost between Harry & Snape - I know that one scene
where Harry's potion is *broken*, the cauldron was cleaned out by
Hermoine, not Snape.  

Not denying that Snape is cruel or nasty;  just that it is all talk,
no action.  He hasn't physically hurt or killed any students on a whim.  
  
colebiancardi

(yeah, yeah, but what about the OotP scene, cole?  Didn't Snape
manhandle Harry about after the Pensive scene?  Yes - and considering
what Snape CAN do, he was quite restrained in this scene, IMHO.  Harry
violated his privacy and saw something that Snape did not want him to
see.  Snape trusted(OMG) Harry not to pry and that was betrayed)