Snape and moral courage WAS: Re: The Houses, Finally

[sistermagpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 184649

> Alla:
> 
> Didn't Crabbe pretty much did betray Malfoy by refusing to listen 
to 
> him? I guess it is not full blown betrayal, but I would think comes 
> close enough to me. As soon as Draco is finished, Crabb dear forgot 
> about being his friend awfully fast IMO.

Magpie:
I wouldn't consider that a betrayal (friends can disagree or disobey 
other friends) but he does seem to be the guy who runs out and leaves 
his friends--one of whom is unconscious--in a burning room. Unlike 
Draco who tries to drag his unconscious friend out of the room (and 
would hopefully wouldn't have left one of the Gryffindors behind in 
the same situation).

Regarding Snape's apology, while I agree his trying to get Harry on 
his side would be a creepy thing to do given his history, he did owe 
Harry an apology right off for getting him targetted and getting his 
father killed. Did Snape ever feel personally bad about those last 
two? I'm honestly not sure. Sorry for getting Lily killed (a loss to 
himself) and maybe even regretting that he'd ever been so foolish as 
to be on Voldemort's side, but while Quirrel is correct in saying he 
didn't want Harry dead I don't know how much he'd want to apologize 
to Harry for doing it. It's one of the biggest wrongs done from one 
major character to another during the series and while Snape works to 
make up for it he never seems to want to apologize to Harry.

-m