[HPforGrownups] Another look at the prank...

[Ashfae]

No: HPFGUIDX 47018



> From: jazmyn <jazmyn at pacificpuma.com>
> 
> Seems to me that Lupin, not Snape would have more reason to be mad at
> Sirius.  Snape might have been killed, but as death effects the living
> more then the dead (who can no longer feel, except if they return as
> ghosts).  Lupin would have to live with the fact that he killed a fellow
> student for the rest of his life, which would have been a horrible thing
> for Sirius to have inflicted upon Lupin.  Surprised that Snape and Lupin
> didn't become friends over this when they realized they were both
> victims. 
> 
	This is something I've thought on many occassions (and the 
inspiration for many a fanfic, it seems). On the other hand, Lupin seems 
to have a more generally forgiving nature than Snape.

	Someone (I forget who, sorry) wondered why it was that Sirius 
wasn't expelled for The Prank. My bet is that if Sirius had been expelled, 
the reason for it would have to have spread; if nothing else, his family 
would have been informed. And doing so would have exposed Remus' secret, 
which would have been devastating. I'm sure Sirius was punished, but it 
must have been done discreetly. The fact that he still doesn't seem sorry 
is another matter; but then, who knows what living with Dementors for 
twelve years will do to your head? How warped is Sirius' personality from 
that, do you think? Where are his priorities? That he has generally good 
motives and is entirely loyal to Harry and Dumbledore is certain; but he's 
also in the habit of thinking negative thoughts, and only negative 
thoughts, and has been in that mindset for twelve years. Will he be more 
likely to jump to the most negative view of any given situation, do you 
think?

	Ashfae