Black, Snape, Lupin, and the "joke"

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>Gwen:  
> I don't know exactly what triggered Sirius to act that way (and I 
don't
> think it was a woman, Lily or otherwise), but he was obviously very 
cheesed
> with Snape over something. Perhaps it was simply a moment of 
weakness, or a
> cumulative frustration at Snape's constant badgering, but for 
whatever
> reason, I think Sirius snapped.
>  
> Without thinking about it, he gave Severus the information he 
sought. "You
> wanna know? Fine. I'll tell you. Press the knot...."

I pretty much agree with that.  Sirius does have a bad temper, which 
I believe can make him do the craziest things.

>  
> I believe that the moment Snape left him, he realized what he'd 
done, and
> regretted it. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he went and told 
James out
> of shame and fear. He knew, at that point, that he couldn't stop
> Snape--Snape would not have believed him. ("Wait, Snape! Don't. 
It's a trap.
> I was hasty. I shouldn't have told you." Yeah, right. That would 
have
> stopped him.) James's horror rivaled _Sirius's own_ at what he'd 
just done,
> and the implications for both Snape and Lupin (though I believe 
Sirius
> continued not to care about Snape, it was Lupin's fate that worried 
him).
>  

Maybe Sirius tried to stop Snape from doing what he told him to do 
but Snape had his mind set on the fact that he is going to find out 
what Lupin is doing.  I also agree with what you say about them 
worrying about Lupin only--since Sirius' grudge against Snape still 
exists.  


> I think it's one of the biggest regrets of his life, and one of the 
hardest
> things he had to come to terms with--realizing that he is the kind 
of person
> who would put two people's lives at risk so callously. It made him 
grow up
> quick. And to think that he _could_ betray a friend like that is 
what made
> it so much easier for him to lose his mind when James and Lily 
died. I think
> it's another motivation behind his initial offer of Secret Keeper--
to prove
> to himself he can keep the confidence of his friends. Then he 
screws it up
> again by giving it to Peter.

I also think that he at first took up the role of a secret-keeper 
because he also wishes to prove his loyalty to James and to thank him 
for fixing up the mistake he made concerning Snape.  **I would also 
like to point out that Sirius' animagus form is the dog--which 
signifies loyalty.

Sharlene