[HPforGrownups] in defense of sirius black

[Carole Estes]

No: HPFGUIDX 14404


----- Original Message -----
From: "Margaret Dean" <margdean at erols.com>

> >
> > So Snape goes into the tunnel and is killed by Remus Lupin.
> >
> > Let's say for the sake of argument that a Snapeless world would be a
> > better place and that getting rid of Snape in and of itself is an
> > acceptable goal.
> >
> > But what was he going to say to Lupin when he resumed human form?
> > "Hey, good going, you really mauled him!"  What kind of a friend sets
> > up another friend to become a murderer when he's in no condition to
> > stop himself?
>
> Hmmmm, perhaps it was Sirius's "inner canid" sabotaging his
> thought processes.  By this time he's so used to thinking of
> Remus as "packmate" that he's forgotten (in a way) that he's
> =dangerous= in wolf form.  After all, he's not dangerous to
> Padfoot, is he?  (As a side note, I wonder if that isn't part of
> why Remus =is= more under control when he's with his Animagus
> friends.  Wolves are pack animals, so being with a "pack" is a
> big stress reducer.)

Ooooo I really like this point.  This would explain why Sirius didn't think
twice about putting Snape in such danger.  I like this a lot!

>
> James Potter, OTOH, is a lot less prone to this mistake.  I kind
> of see him going dead white when Sirius tells him what's going
> on.  "Sirius, are you MAD?" just before he goes bounding down the
> stairs like a deer . . .  :)
>
Yes, that is just how I see it happening.  See previous post

carole