[HPforGrownups] Re: opinion on sirius black

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 14379

> Well, there will be plenty of Sirius Black fans who will jump in &
> point out various things but I'll just give my cursory thoughts.  
> First, we don't know the full story about the infamous Black 
> Werewolf Prank on Snape.  We only know little snippets of 
> information .... and we sure
> have never heard Sirius comment on it.  

Actually, when Lupin explains delicately to Harry, Herm. & Ron what
happened, Sirius "sneers" that Snape deserved it for trying to get
them expelled.  (Don't have the book with me so can't quote the
sentence but that's the verb JKR uses.)

I had another thought last night: what if Dumbledore told Snape that
Harry would be coming to Hogwarts and that he (Dumbledore) wanted
Snape to have the responsibility of keeping Harry safe.  Imagine the
horror!  So all the carping and bullying of Harry is okay because
it's just a safety valve for Snape's feelings and doesn't presage
actual abuse.

Because the one issue in this series I have a little trouble with is
Dumbledore's acquiescence in Snape's harassment of his pupils,
especially Neville Longbottom.  I recognize (and applaud) JKR's
statement that dealing with bad teachers is a fact of life but
there's a line and sometimes Snape crosses it.  

It's just one of those little signs that the author is not North
American.



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