TBAY & SHIP: Exorcizing the Prank

[cindysphynx]

No: HPFGUIDX 38809

Irene wrote (about squeezing some Bang out of the Prank):

> Let's try for something more Bangy then. It's not Snape whom 
Sirius 
> tried to kill that night, it's Remus who was supposed to die.
> Sirius says that Snape knew lots of curses when he started 
Hogwarts, 
> so he must have been quite well armed by his fifth year. I bet 
there 
> is some "magical" way to kill werewolf besides the silver bullet.
> So, what Sirius was doing sending this dangerous person to meet 
> his "best friend"? He'd really counted on Snape to succeed, hadn't 
> he - judging how he still hates him for failing after all those 
years.
> 
> That would be quite Bangy in my book. :-)

It has come to this, has it?  

Now we have Sirius using Snape as a tool to kill Lupin?  Lupin, one 
of Sirius' best friends?  Adorable little Lupin, who would never 
hurt a fly (except for being willing to rip people limb from limb a 
few nights a month)?  

Well, it could never happen.  Never.  No way.  I won't hear of it.

Unless . . . 

Unless . . . 

Unless Sirius had a *major* motive, some reason to be in an awfully 
murderous mood with Lupin.  And that motivation would have to be 
huge, wouldn't it?  It would have to involve . . . a girl!  A 
mysterious girl.  A girl who was kissing someone behind the 
greenhouses.

Yup.  That's right.  You heard correctly.  Florence was *Sirius'* 
girlfriend, and Lupin was kissing Florence behind the greenhouses.  
Bertha stumbles across this passionate scene in which Lupin is 
enjoying Florence's affections.  Bertha cannot contain herself and 
accosts Lupin about it later, and he promptly hexes her.  (Lupin, 
being good at DADA, is also pretty good at hexing people).  
Dumbledore straightens everything out . . . everything, that is, 
except Sirius' temper.  

Oh, that Sirius starts to stew.  Lupin has a girlfriend (oh, don't 
you just *love* the idea that Lupin finally Gets The Girl!), James 
has Lily, and Dead Sexy Sirius, who ought to have his pick of the 
ladies, has . . . Snape.  

Now, Snape wasn't directly involved in the Florence/Lupin fling.  
It's not Snape's fault that Sirius can't deliver and is so ham-
handed at romance that Florence would prefer a werewolf over 
Sirius.  Sirius has never suffered rejection quite like this, and 
he's going to get even with Lupin if it's the last thing he does.  
Why not use Snape to kill Lupin, getting rid of Nosy Snape and 
Cheating Lupin at the same time?  It's a win/win for Sirius.  Either 
Snape dies and Lupin is expelled, or Lupin dies and Snape is 
expelled.  Why, it's the perfect plan!

Cindy