Sirius/Snape

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 34703

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Fiat Incantatum" <fiatincantatum at a...> 
wrote:

> 
> He can't be a werewolf because he is available to take Lupin's DADA 
class 
> during the full moon.  If he had a potion that prevented the change 
entirely, 
> he could avoid having to teach two sets of classes once a month.  

So Lupin didn't get to bite him (thanks to James Potter). Just, well, 
if he DID...

Anyway, on 'trick', we don't know the whole story. Sirius told 
him 'how to get past the whomping willow' - and Snape went to figure 
out about Lupin. We also know that Sirius told James about having 
told Snape about the Willow - and that James saved Severus Snape.

What we don't know is:
Why Sirius told Snape about the Willow. Had Snape a 
potion/charm/other means to force him or not? Something that might 
have forced the matter out of Sirius but without Snape realising it 
(or not considering it) - something that Sirius was unable to resist.

So, we only know part of that story of youth - when Sirius was 16-17. 
Two, his 12 years in Azcaban- with dementors- are more than enough 
for that! Even half without dementors would be enough! It's over and 
well paid for.

His other, lesser crimes: Misuse of Muggle artifacts (flying 
motorcycle) - Arthur got a fine for his flying car... (is this the 
sort of thing that almost EVERYONE has, but only few get caught?)

Unregistered animagus: For Lupin to become one in the first place, 
then he didn't want Voldemort to find out, then he was in Azcaban, 
then avoiding authorities... Plus, his use of the ability is a good 
one, much unlike Rita Skeeter. Yet, if he gets free, he should 
registrate. The rat probably already TOLD VOldemort...

He made few bad decicions concerning Potters, but everyone makes 
mistakes...

All in all, Sirius has paid for /all/ wrongs he's done in his past 
plus the few breaking entries in full and over. He's also mature, 
loyal and truly cares for Harry.

Snape, then - he was a death-eater (and as one he's probably killed 
and tortured to get the MARK) and he got out of it with Dumbledore's 
help! He blames Harry/Sirius for getting away 'with everything' while 
that's what *he* did!

Why is *he* Neville's worst fear? Maybe Barty Crouch Jr. was *not* 
the one torturing poor Longbottoms, but that *Snape* did (at least 
another, Mrs. Longbottom, perhaps?) BC Jr. *had* enough crimes to 
earn a sentence, true, but might as well be *not* the one he was 
accused of. We've seen how Barty Crouch Sr. does "justice" - blames 
the first ones he sees (house-elf or kids that are hardly ABLE to do 
Morsmordre, even when he *knows* who really did it and how...) just 
to get SOMEONE convicted, never mind the truth...

His reaction to Neville's the boggart - compared to Lupin's when one 
student's worst fear was werewolf... No good! Not at all! An adult 
going about yelling at a student who already helds him as WORST FEAR, 
is just plain wrong. The fact that he's not breaking any written 
laws/rules just makes it worse (because there's nothing to get hold 
to) - and punishing Gryffindor students for an action of which 
Dumbledore might be GIVING points for if he knew about it, while 
leaving Slytherins alone...

Blaming Harry Potter for all that goes wrong, of things that 
obviously are NOT true...

Yet, for some reason Dumbledore *trusts* him! I can see why Harry, 
Sirius & co. don't, though but why does Dumbledore trust Snape?
Is there a Life-debt-bond between them?

If Snape saved Dumbledore's life, it would be enough reason for 
*Dumbledore* to trust him, but not enough for Snape to be really 
trustworthy - as he might have done it *in order to* get the trust of 
the Leader of the Light Side when he also has/had Voldemort's trust! 

If Dumbledore saved Snape - well, life-debt is ancient magic and 
Dumbledore would trust *that*. Also, Albus's eyes may well have 
ability to see the truth in people - if he bothers to use it! Then 
again, Dumbledore may just be trusting Snape simply because 
Voldemort's (and Grindelwalds?) weapon was *distrust* so he *trusts* 
simply to counter that! (and more ARE worth it than not)