A motive for Sirius - clarification

[Audra1976 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 48325

In a message dated 14/12/2002 11:56:09 Eastern Standard Time, 
foxmoth at qnet.com writes:
> The Animagi couldn't have continued to visit the Willow once Snape knew 
> about it. 
> What if the prospect of losing their company drove Lupin to 
> despair? 
> If  Lupin was on the verge of suicide (as troubled teens all too 
> often are), could Sirius have seen The Prank as the only way to 
> save his friend? 


Me:

I don't know if I understand this correctly.  Sirius says he deliberately let 
the information slip to Snape about the Willow.  Do you mean you think Snape 
found out about Lupin's secret before that, and was going to expose him, and 
that's what made Lupin suicidal?  So *then* Sirius let it slip how to get 
into the Willow, hoping Snape would follow him and be killed so that Lupin's 
secret would be safe?

Audra


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