Snape Theories and Sirius

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tania_schr" <tania_schr at h...> 
wrote:
Interesting, as I teacher I would hope he would risk his life for 
any student.  I wonder if Snape would have risked his life to save 
Sirius?  And then, as a Sirius fan, if Sirius would have risked his 
life to save Snape?  And if teenage Sirius really thought Snape 
would be killed by Lupin/werewolf when he played that "joke"?  Any 
thoughts?

> Tania

I actually think he would risk his life to save Sirius.  There was a 
discussion about Sirius and Snape's moral theories on a message 
board I visit.  There were some interesting points.

Basically the idea was put forth (and I agree with it) that Snape's 
moral code works independent of whether he likes you or not.  Snape 
will risk his life for Harry even though he hates Harry, because 
Harry is a student.  I think he would do the same for Sirius because 
Sirius was an ally.  Even if Snape hates somebody, he'll do what's 
right in situations that he thinks are important.  For example, as 
horribly as he treats Gryffindors, he grades fairly for everyone, 
including Harry (except in OotP when only O.W.L.s seemed to count).  
Hermione still beat Draco.  Snape doesn't appear to consider the 
House Cup important (even though he'll gloat over winning it).  I'm 
prettu sure he'd consider life-or-death important though.

Sirus seems to have based his moral code exclusively on whether on 
not he like somebody.  He acts as if nothing they did to Snape can 
possibly be wrong (including the life-threatening prank) because he 
doesn't like Snape.  I think he'd live and die for you if he caared 
about you.  But in his mind, the people he dislikes seem to have no 
rights at all.

Personally, I don't like either of them.  I dislike Sirius more.  
The main reason for this is probably that the characters seem to 
just overlook Black's flaws while Harry overlooks the good Snape 
does.  

That and the "He deserved it" line.  I just cannot get over that 
line.  It makes me hate Sirius way more than the prank itself.

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