Re-reading

[slgazit]

No: HPFGUIDX 76619

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jwcpgh" <jwcpgh at y...> wrote:
> I wonder what kinds of picture of Snape we would have seen if we 
had 
> been able to see the memories of James, Sirius and Remus.  The text 
> we have now makes it sound like Snape's worst crime against them 
was 
> being nosy, and they retaliated with some serious bullying and 
> humiliation.  But there's always another side to the story.  We 
know 
> that Snape is heavy into the Dark Arts from the moment he arrives 
at 
> Hogwarts.  Any theories about what Snape might have done to them?

In GoF Sirius actually discusses this. He said that Snape was
heavily into the dark arts, was hanging out with a group of
Slytherins who all turned out to be Death Eaters (including
the Lestranges) and was always trying to find out stuff to get
the four friends expelled. In OoP he said that Snape
was always trying to curse James.

The pensieve incident shows the ugly side of James and Sirius but
it should be seen in context, which of course was not provided.
That was what Lupin and Sirius were trying (unsuccessfully)
to explain to Harry.

Salit