[HPforGrownups] Re: Pondering a Snape thing

[Christina Gross]

No: HPFGUIDX 3226

On 10.10.2000 at 16:40:27 Amanda Lewanski wrote:

>I think Snape was acting honestly under the information he had,
>although he
>was a bit zealous and did let the schoolboy grudge get in the way
>(which
>kind of reinforces what I think, that there was more involved than
>just a
>schoolboy grudge and even Lupin might not have known details which
>Sirius
>did). Nobody of Snape's personality could bear to be around anyone
>who knows
>they have been (in their opinion) humiliated, and if Lily turned
>Snape down,
>Snape would know she told James, which would mean Sirius would know,
>which
>would enrage Snape.

I still believe that Snape's possible infatuation with Lily was only
a contributing cause and that the real issue was between James
Potter, the Golden Boy who could do whatever he wanted and came away
even more popular, and Snape who wanted to be like that but just
wasn't the type no matter how hard he tried. 
They started out as rivaling schoolboys, then the 'Sirius incident'
happened and presumably James was applauded for saving Snape and
Sirius was not adequately punished in Snape's eyes because the affair
had to be hushed up for Lupin's sake. After school they found
themselves on opposing sides again, and Snape had to realize that he
was the one who had picked the wrong side. 

>I also think Snape was more than a little exasperated that he had
>managed to
>save these three little snits and nobody says so much as thank you,
>they all
>yell at him and want him to *listen* to this convicted murderer.
>Another
>reason for vehemence.

I was impressed that when Snape told his story to the authorities (i.
e. Fudge) he didn't claim to have rescued Harry and Hermione from the
Dementors. It would have been easy enough since there were no
witnesses and the kids were confused and probably wouldn't have been
believed anyway. IMO that shows that Snape, nasty as he may be,
follows a code of honor and only wanted credit for what he thought he
deserved, namely catching the dangerous Sirius Black.

Greetings
Christina

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