Rule-breaking--James and Sirius vs. Fred and George

[lilmissiz at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 22108

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Milz" <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., devika261 at a... wrote:
> > In a message dated 7/6/01 1:03:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> > absinthe at m... writes:
> According to Sirius' and Lupin's account, James ran 
> to save Snape when he learned what Sirius had done. My guess is 
that 
> Dumbledore hushed up the incident completely in order to prevent 
Lupin 
> from being exposed, hence, Snape being sworn to secrecy. Snape 
might 
> have been a prefect. Sirius' description of Snape always lurking 
> around, spying on them sort of reminded me of Percy's vigilance.
> 
> Milz

could this be one reason why Dumbledore insisted on giving Snape 
another chance ( teaching at Hogwarts + the Death Eater trials ) - as 
a repayment for his silence ?  
- Elizabeth