Should Harry have saved Snape? (was: Could Harry have saved Snape?)

[eggplant107]

No: HPFGUIDX 178039

Betsy :
> What keeps DH stuck in the mud of 
> repulsiveness rather than rising to
> the level of tragedy (IMO) is that 
> very lack of soul-searching

Soul searching in a man of action in a time of war is not an admirable
characteristic when there is nothing to search you soul about; in fact
it is ridiculous. 
  
> Harry *never* comes to the conclusion 
> that he should have done something to help Snape.

I don't know what Harry could have done to help Snape and I don't know
why Harry would even want to help Snape. For whatever reason Snape had
done a very good job making certain Harry hated him. Snape did not
have to treat Harry for 6 years like he was something he'd scraped off
his shoe but he chouse to do so, he could have told Harry he loved his
mother and explained why he killed Dumbledore but he told Harry
nothing, and now he reaps the consequences of that.

Harry was looking at one Death Eater killing another Death Eater, and
if it was me I'd be thinking "Good, one less Death Eater to worry
about". Snape was determined that Harry not be his ally while he was
alive, and he got his wish.  Dumbledore didn't seem to think it was a
good idea that Harry knew nothing about the best side of Snape either,
but Snape insisted.

> I don't recall any text where Harry
> thinks he did wrong. 

And I don't recall any text where Harry
did wrong. 

 Eggplant