A theory regarding the "innocence" of Sirius Black and the Redemption of Peter

[finwitch <finwitch@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50875

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "webba28 <jrwajw at g...>" 
<jrwajw at g...> wrote:
> on, which leads me to ponder this quote by professor Trelawney in 
> PoA: 
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> quote:
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> The Dark Lord lies alone and friendless, abandoned by his 
followers. 
> His servant has been chained these twelve years. Tonight before 
> midnight...will break free and set out to rejoin his master...
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Hmm... Sirius _had_ broken free long before this prediction, so it 
wasn't about him. Nor was Sirius *chained* though he was behind bars, 
surrounded by Dementors.

Still Wormtail *was* chained (though not twelve years)- chained 
between Ron and Remus Lupin. These were his "chains" - one who 
_might_ have recognised him and another who kept close watch to the 
pet rat. He broke free from these chains when Remus transformed and 
he did as well...

Speaking of that scene, though- When Sirius dragged Remus away as a 
dog, he also happened to save stunned!Snape's life as well as all 
three kids (though those three probably could have managed for 
themselves, Harry&Hermione helping Ron, they'd not have saved Snape).
Snape just doesn't know it yet or does he know and hates Sirius for 
that as he does with James Potter or how we should interpret it?

-- Finwitch