Why Did Sirius Play the Joke on Snape?

[blpurdom at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 24823

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> cynthiaanncoe at h... wrote:
> 
> > In PoA, we are told that Sirius plays a "joke" on Snape that could
> > have gotten Snape killed by following Lupin to the Shrieking 
Shack.
> >
> > I have always had trouble with this.  Lupin was lucky to be 
admitted
> > to Hogwarts in the first place...[snip]

This is something I've thought about for a while.  It seems that 
there was actually some thought of Lupin NOT going to Hogwarts.  Plus 
Hagrid was expelled from the school.  Yet they are both wizards, with 
magical abilities that are a part of them.  It seems to me that it 
would be MORE dangerous to have people with magic in them receiving 
no training or inadequate training in magic.  In fact, you'd think 
Lupin would have worked extra hard at Potions to be able to make the 
Wolfsbane Potion himself!  And we've seen some of the results of 
Hagrid's magical education being stopped after three years. (But this 
might be another good reason for Dumbledore keeping him around--less 
charity, more keeping an eye on him.) While discipline is necessary 
at any school, IMO no one should ever be expelled from Hogwarts 
because what someone could do with less magical education is 
potentially far riskier than what they might do with more.  Power 
without knowledge or wisdom is a dangerous thing.

--Barb