PoA Chapters 21-22 Summary (even better format)

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., naama_gat at h... wrote:

> [Q: Had Black really meant to 
> kill him then? It was a very dangerous prank, but was it 
> cruelty on Black's part or thoughtlessness?]

It was cruel and deliberate.  You don't just send someone in to meet 
a werewolf without expecting some serious injury or death to that 
person.  Even a 16 year old should know that.  If they don't then 
Hogwarts isn't the place for them.  

Maybe Sirius knows something about Snape that we don't and figured 
Snape would be able to handle the situation. Yet Snape feels he was 
put in a position were he could have been killed and evidently so did 
James Potter and Dumbledore.


> On their way, they hear Snape and 
> Fudge. Snape is eager for Sirius to receive the Kiss.
  
> [Q: Why?? How can he hate him so much as to want him to 
> receive the Kiss? Is it reasonable for a boy's grudge to be 
> taken to such an extreme?] >

At this point Snape still thinks Sirius is guilty.  Still, it would 
be extreme to turn Sirius and Lupin over to the Dementors.  However, 
Snape didn't do what he threatened to even when he had the chance.  

There is so much more to the whole Snape/Sirius hate.  We don't know 
all there is.  I'm not one who believes that all of this is the doing 
of only Snape.  Snape must have done something so it's fine for 
Sirius to send him to a meeting with a werewolf?  Goodness knows 
Snape was probably a little on the nosey side but since when is that 
a death sentence?  Ah, but I forgot.  Sirius is the good looking guy 
so that means we are suppose to forget or ignore all the things that 
Sirius does that is not very nice.

I look forward to finding out what the real problem is between these 
two.
 
> [Q: If werewolves are 
> only dangerous at the time of the full moon, why are people 
> afraid of them all the time? I can understand the fear when 
> you don't know who the werewolf is, but when you know 
> who he is, it should be easy to take precautions against him, 
> no?

Why would it be so easy to take precautions against him/her?  Unless 
you are going to lock him/her up every time there is a full moon.  
It's obvious you can't just leave it up to the werewolf.  Lupin, 
James, Sirius, and Peter put other peoples lives in danger while at 
Hogwarts.  Dumbledore thought he had taken the necessary precautions 
at that time and obviously it wasn't enough.  Lupin was still roaming 
around and was not where he was suppose to be (with the help of his 
good buddies).  Again, while teaching at Hogwarts, Lupin puts others 
in danger by forgetting to take the potion that dear Snape made for 
him.  Regardless of * why* Lupin forgot to do that, he put other 
peoples lives in danger. I'm sure Dumbledore thought all was under 
control but again it didn't work 100%. There's no margin for error in 
dealing with werewolves.

> Doesn't it remind you of another prejudice against a 
> different disease?]

No!

Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
Werewolves XXXXX (rating is described as 'known wizard 
killer /impossible to train or domesticate'

Werewolf:

Once a month, at the full moon, the otherwise sane and normal wizard 
or Muggle afflicted transforms into a murderous beast.  Almost 
uniquely among fantastic creatures, the werewolf actively seeks 
humans in preference to any other kind of prey.
***************************************************************
How is it a form of prejudice for parents or anyone else to be 
concerned about a beast that is murderous and that actively seeks 
humans? It is not prejudice nor is it bigotry to have legitimate 
concerns about AIDS (or werewolves).  

 
[C: how is he feeling now, returning to a life where 
> no one is willing to hire him? Where no one will trust him? 
> Does he have a family? Friends who can help?]

My heart goes out to Lupin.  He is a fine man and I just adore him.  
I would like to think there are friends and family members who are 
there for him.  However, as nice as he is, he still can turn into a 
murdeous beast at times.

  
 [Q: What was 
> the first?!?!?!?]

I snipped off more than I wanted.  In regard to the first prediction, 
I believe it was that Lily and James were the only ones who could 
produce a child that could save the wizard world.  That was when Lily 
had to leave Snape (her true love) and marry James.  (This is the 
only way I'll accept the Snape/Lily thing).  <G>

Seriously, wish I knew what the first prediction was!

Koinonia