@marvelstars replied to your post “There was silence for a moment or two, then Ron said, ‘Course, you...”
From a certain pov, Harry wasn´t wrong: Snape WANTED to help Draco, just not the way Harry thought and he was also a spy of the order. :) I guess Harry thought about all this years after.
Personally, I consider it damage control, but I suppose it also counts as help from a certain point of view.
I reread that passage and found this gem, too:
It is an act that is crucial to success, Draco!’ said Snape. ‘Where do you think I would have been all these years, if I had not known how to act? (HBP, chapter 15)
Severus’ approach to success: drop some hints here and there, let other people assume what they want and don’t correct them no matter what. The poor boys were bound to assume certain things.

















