Another look at the prank...

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 47029

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Ashfae <ashfae at t...> wrote:

> 	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.

Me:
He does- the kindest man... but Sirius' trick-- well, I'm not so sure 
what he thought of it, but I think he *was* offended. Trick. Lupin 
called it a trick, not prank. I'm sure the wording there means 
*something*. It was no prank, but a trick... what was Sirius up to?

> 	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.

Me:
Sirius wasn't expelled because it could not be *proven* he did 
anything against the rules. He may have leaked the info of Whomping 
Willow thinking Snape knew - and it wasn't really his fault that 
Snape went after Lupin at night. Snape could have chosen to follow 
rules and stay safely in his own bed, but he did not. Why did Lupin 
still call it a trick, though... I think Sirius, if anything, wanted 
to encertain that Snape would shut up about Werewolf-Lupin - by the 
most effective way possible: Make Snape a werewolf. That way Lupin 
would always have company, and his secret would be safe from Snape.
16-year-old Sirius wouldn't have thought of possible death. at least, 
that's how Lupin sees it, I guess. Snape thinks Sirius tricked it to 
get him killed. But we NEVER heard Sirius' version of events.

Ashfae:
 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?

Me:

I think Sirius wants to avoid negative thinking at all costs; that he 
stayed sane by focusing on his innosence, which was NOT a pleasant 
thought, but found certain *irony* of it, irony he had laughed at 
then, finding himself helpless and still found amusing enouch to 
provide a bit of fun - Sirius was able to find humour among 
Dementors - Sirius negative? No, Sirius tries to find humorous side 
of things, just to stay *sane*. Laughter is a great way to defeat a 
boggart, maybe it helps to stand straight at the presence of a 
Dementor, too? If Sirius' personality was the sort that dwells on 
negative side, he wouldn't have stayed sane in Azcaban a year, let 
alone twelve, animagi or not.

-- Finwitch.