“My father,” Harry whispered. It was his best guess, the one thing that might save him. “My father tried to protect you from the bullies.”
How does Harry end up with that conclusion after Snape’s story? Up to that point, there were bullying Gryffindors, a Slytherin and a muggleborn girl trying to safe the Slytherin, and I fail to see where his father might come in.
Snape told him that he wanted to check if Harry resembled his father, and the test consisted of stopping bullies, so that might be the reason for Harry’s guess.
How does Harry end up with that conclusion after Snape’s story? Up to that point, there were bullying Gryffindors, a Slytherin and a muggleborn girl trying to safe the Slytherin, and I fail to see where his father might come in.
Snape told him that he wanted to check if Harry resembled his father, and the test consisted of stopping bullies, so that might be the reason for Harry’s guess.