Defending Snape, Dissing Sirius

[rosenatti]

No: HPFGUIDX 34612

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "judyserenity" <judyshapiro at e...> wrote:
>Snape came through this 
> smelling like a rose. (Other than his hair, which presumably smells 
> like unwashed hair.)  

Now, now. We don't actually know why Snape's hair is perpetually so 
well-oiled. He could well be using some sweet-smelling Dapper Dan 
product to give his locks that slimy, patent-leather sheen. 

> Sirius, on the other hand, can only be understood as someone who is 
> tremendously impulsive, and maybe half-mad.  

I agree; I also feel a rant coming on. As far as I'm concerned, 
Sirius' implied heroic status is suspect until he shows some modicum 
of regret for nearly killing another teenager as a "prank" during his 
student days. And that's something he should have done long before he 
wound up in Azkaban. In the Muggle world, his "prank," without James' 
intervention, would have landed him in prison (or reform school) on 
charges of second-degree murder or manslaughter. If he doesn't 
acknowledge his own potentially criminal stupidity just because he 
doesn't like Snape (what, he assumes it's fine to kill kids he finds 
annoying? what a great message to pass on to his impressionable 
godson), then he's just your garden-variety sociopath. Maybe Snape is 
one, as well, but canon implies that he's actively tried to rectify 
his greatest mistake -- becoming a DE -- and JKR has never disguised 
his psychological shortcomings. Sirius, on the other hand, has been 
painted as a candidate for sainthood and never even been asked to 
apologize to Snape, the kid he tried to kill -- or if he has, he's 
failed to do it. And people wonder why Snape gets so irrational 
around Black? Geez.

*ahem.* It seems have a few problems with Sirius' role as Harry's 
beloved godfather. Can you tell?

"rosenatti"