The thing about Umbridge's quill...

[D.G.]

No: HPFGUIDX 69435

Cindy wrote:
 
I predict that Snape is going to feel vaguely guilty over [stoppy 
Harry's Occlumency lessons, thus indirectly facilitating Sirius' 
death], but given his personality the only effect will be that he 
will be even 
nastier to Harry.
 
Catherine McK answered:

Oh, so do I..

But I also wonder if it was that vague guilt that perhaps prompted him
to suggest to the Order that a little chat with the Dursleys might be
in order. After all, Snape now knows a lot more about Harry's
childhood than the rest of them, and might see it as a way of making
up a little bit (otherwise, I wonder why Harry's friends didn't act
before).

Now, me:

I re-read the passage where the Wizards show up to front off the 
Dursleys at the end of OoP, and I see no evidence that Snape 
recommended this action.  If anything, it looks as if it was either 
Lupin or Moody.

Given Snape's loathing of Sirius, I also wonder how much he really 
regrets his (unintentional!?) role in offing the old dog.

D.G. ("JazzmanChgo"), who wonders if Cindy shouldn't really be 
calling herself our "self-appointed Snape Patrona" -- just to be 
Latinly Correct about everything