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

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 178035

> Potioncat:
> After the shock of DH had worn off, when the list had opened up, 
and 
> someone wrote that Snape was dying from poison, I thought poison 
> would have been ironic given Snape's comment to Umbridge,--
something 
> along the line of, "Unfortunately, most poisons leave very little 
> time for truth-telling."  

zgirnius:
The exact line was "The only trouble is that most venoms act too fast 
to give the victim much time for truth-telling."

I think the irony was fully intended; Rowling already knew Snape was 
going to die of the bite of avenomous snake when she wrote that line.

> Potioncat:
> I agree with Pippin. That neither Harry nor Hermione tried to save 
> Snape was tragic.

zgirnius:
Indeed, a futile attempt to put some dittany drops on the wound would 
have been nice.