[HPforGrownups] Could Harry have saved Snape? (was Reacting to DH...)

[Kimberly]

No: HPFGUIDX 178026


Julie said:
Consider that Snape didn't seem to be dying directly from Nagini's poison
(as Arthur
was). He was clutching at his throat trying to stop the very copious blood
flow which
was described. I was very much under the impression that Nagini had more or
less
ripped Snape's throat out. From the description, she didn't merely sink her
fangs in
and then depart. She did major physical damage, likely to the carotid
artery, and
Snape was very quickly bleeding out.


Kimberly:
We learn in the beginning of Chapter 2 that Harry does not know how to 
repair wounds.   I think that alone says he was in no way capable of healing 
or saving Snape.  His finger was merely cut and he didn't know how to fix 
it, how could he have saved Snape ?   I also think it was as you say, far 
too severe a wound for even Hermione to fix.

Kimberly