[HPforGrownups] Re: TBAY: Snape, Sirius and the Prank (was:Stoned!Harry and

[Edblanning at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 38651

Dicentra:
> As Laura ponders this [theory that Harry is Dumbledore's second chance}, 
> Dicentra remembers something that makes her
> blood boil.  She jumps into the kayak and paddles off toward
> LOLLIPOPS, where she last saw GEORGE'S SISTER DIANA. (Diana has also
> been known to hang out on Big Bang, because, as you'll recall, she
> allows for Big Bangs to have occured in Snape's conversion, but they
> don't necessarily need to be there. That's also why she visits
> LOLLIPOPS from time to time.  That and LOLLIPOPS's renowned hors
> d'ouvres.)
> 
> Diana is disembarking LOLLIPOPS, champagne glass in hand, and getting
> into a dinghy, presumably to visit another favorite SHIP.  Dicentra
> plows the bow of the kayak into the side of the dinghy to get Diana's
> attention.  She has it.
> 
> "How dare you!" Dicentra screams, standing in the teetering kayak.
> "How dare you!  Some of your adherents say that Snape became
> disillusioned with the concept of right and wrong partly because of
> how Dumbledore handled The Prank!"
> 
> Diana is taken aback. Some of the champagne sloshes out of the glass
> and onto her hand.  She doesn't even notice.
> 
> "We're pretty sure that Sirius didn't get expelled, because he's
> allowed to practice magic like anyone else, which means he finished
> school.  That means that Dumbledore gave him a Second Chance.  And if
> anyone should understand Second Chances, it's your beloved Snapey-poo!
> How dare he continue to condemn Sirius when both of them are
> 'Redeemed Sinners!' I mean, where does he get off....!"
> 
> Dicentra's rant is cut short when Stoned!Harry, curious about the
> shouting, ambles over, points his wand at Dicentra, and mutters
> "Petrificus Totalus."  Dicentra's entire body immediately goes rigid
> and she tips over, right into the drink.  Stoned!Harry reached down
> and grabs her hair before she sinks, holding her face above water, and
> tows her back toward the Big Bang.
> 
> Diana, still nonplussed, mumbles something about "...right out of
> 


Sometime later Diana remembers a strange encounter with a somewhat deranged 
female, last seen taking a bath in the Bay.

What was that she was saying? Second Chances? Yes, that was it, why 
does.....er..Snapey-poo, was that the term?....why does he resent Sirius 
being given a second chance when he's been given one himself? Isn't it 
obvious? It's because he's a .......(well, if you want to know, you'll have 
to come in close and listen carefully because Diana hesitates to use such 
language in public. She's very well brought up, you know.)

That's of course, if he *does* resent Sirius being given a second chance. If 
Stoned!Harry hadn't intervened so quickly (and it's probably a good thing 
that he did, giving Diana time to gather her thoughts; as we know she gets 
confused), Diana might have pointed out that we have no proof other than 
hearsay that Snape's attitude towards Sirius has anything to do with the 
Prank.
The only times Snape himself mentions it are a) to denigrate James' heroism 
and b) to illustrate the fact that Sirius *is* potentially dangerous.
His attitude to Sirius in PoA stems from the fact that he believes (like the 
rest of the WW) that Sirius *did* betray the Potters, *did* murder the 
Muggles and *is* trying to kill Harry.

In addition, he has a personal grudge against Sirius for the Prank and 
whatever else we might want to throw in in terms of CUPID'S BLUDGERS, 
Florence Trapezoids etc. and Sirius *has an equal and opposite grudge against 
Snape*. But this is nothing to do with Diana. 

"How dare you!" screams Diana at the small, white, bleeding-heart-festooned 
figure she can see still glaring somewhat petulantly across the Bay from the 
Big Bang, "How dare you rant on about Snape like that. Second chances? Yes, 
your precious Sirius *was* given a second chance, wasn't he. And Dumbledore's 
giving him a third. So *he* should understand, shouldn't he? The grudge is as 
much his as Snape's. And we don't even know what Snape did (other than 
snooping) that was so bad that Sirius decided to feed him to a werewolf, do 
we? "

Diana has never postulated that the Light side are saints, quite the 
opposite. Diana explains why the Light side are grey, not bright, shining 
white. They have their faults; they just also happen to believe in morality. 
It doesn't mean they have to live up to their ideals. They are, after all, as 
Dicentra pointed out Redeemed Sinners, not sinless.

Eloise, wishing we could forget the dratted Prank, wondering how on earth we 
got back here (*please* lets not have another Snape vs. Sirius war) and not 
wanting to get into another argument with Dicentra, to whom she is extremely 
grateful for the below, saving her the bother of typing it out.

For an explanation of the acronyms and theories in this post, visit
Hypothetic Alley at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Admin%20Files/hypotheticalle

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and Inish Alley at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/database?method=reportRows&tbl=13



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