u/Cold_Usual_1840

Got to the part in the 4th book where Harry and Krum find Barty Crouch out of his mind, and Harry runs into Snape when trying to find and tell Dumbledore. And Snape just blows him off and even smirks at how desperate Harry is, and makes zero effort to help.

Is this is his worst and most indefensible moment in the books? A lot of his other bad moments people can try to justify or at least acknowledge aren't a big deal in the long run, like how nasty he can be as a teacher. But this moment I think is where he lets his hate for Harry really cross the line, and looks horrible for it. He chose to take the opportunity to essentially taunt Harry instead of trying to help or even just getting out of the way.

Anyone else agree this is worst moment? Harry runs into him and isn't sarcastic or rude or arguing, he just says what's going on and he needs Dumbledore. And despite his desperation Harry does pretty good at making sense, he obviously doesn't get to tell Snape every detail but nobody can try to defend Snape by saying he simply didn't understand what Harry was saying or something.

I dont think Snape's behavior actually contributed to Crouch's murder obviously, since his delaying probably only lasted like one minute tops so even if he assisted Harry, Crouch Jr would still have murdered Sr. But definitely a very bad moment for Snape. He knew bad things were happening, with his dark mark coming back and the world cup actions and presumably Dumbledore giving him more information, yet he chose to troll Harry for his own pathetic enjoyment instead of helping.

What marriage value did she still bring to the table at that point? I obviously understand why she was kept as a hostage, but she didn't need to be Joffrey's future wife to be a hostage. We know the betrothal obviously ends once the Tyrells join and defeat Stannis, but it just seems weird not to immediately end it since she was the daughter of a confessed traitor and her brother is in open rebellion.

We know Snape frequently has some biting and insulting and often hilarious remarks, but his comment to Hermione seems too cruel and is out of character in my opinion. Normally when he makes some insulting comment, the student he's directing it at did something to kind of start it. When he calls Hermione a know it all, she was being disruptive and ignoring his order to be quiet. When he mocks Ron's apparition skills, Ron did openly argue with Snape and criticize his teaching. Even when he insults or is hard on Neville, Neville did do something majorly wrong with his potion. Now this isn't to defend any of those moments, Snape is still a teacher and grown man and shouldn't mock students, but there was at least a reason behind those times. Students were disrupting the class, fighting him, or constantly making mistakes.

But his "I see no difference" comment to Hermione? It just seems very pointless and unnecessarily cruel. Hermione wasn't doing anything wrong when she got hit with Malfoy's spell. Snape knew that. He hears both Harry and Malfoy's version, and even Malfoy doesn't blame Hermione. Snape knows Harry and Malfoy attacked each other and both of their spells hit the wrong person. So why make such a nasty comment to Hermione? I don't think he even needed to show any real concern for her, but just a simple, "What are you just standing there for Granger, do you not know how to walk to the hospital wing yourself?" would have sufficed.

It just seems nasty for no real reason and it isn't something we see Snape do often. If he routinely mocked Hermione or Ron or Neville randomly for no reason, at least it would be in character. But he doesn't really do that aside from this moment. And it doesn't lead to anything, Harry and Ron briefly forget their fight to shout at Snape, but nothing even happens with that either. They don't make up during their detention or anything. Then at least Snape's insult would have at least a story point.

Probably a lot of rambling but thinking about that insult recently made me realize it really is out of character and has no purpose, that Rowling just felt like making Snape over the top nasty for no real reason

In Elias's first episode in season 1 when he's talking to a student about Count of Monte Cristo, the camera cuts to Reese who smirks. Obviously since Jim Caviezal played Edmond in the movie adaptation.

Another little detail that's kind of an easter egg that I love, is towards the very end of the series we see a few former person's of interest are forming a new team to help people. One of those people is former POI Joey, played by actor James Carpinello, who's married to Amy Acker in real life. So Root's real life husband is helping to continue her legacy and help the numbers the machine gives.