Sirius the Jerk

[Anne(Anja)]

No: HPFGUIDX 61963

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kewpie" <dkewpie at p...> wrote:

> 
> Has Sirius ever really matured enough for such realization?  I know 
> for sure Lupin has, but to me Sirius seems to have stuck at his 
glory 
> teenage days since his spend his adult prime in Azkaban. Obviously 
he 
> did not show one bit of regret over his disgusting bully ways of 
> Snape and that infamous prank. Guilt? blah~ not one tiny single bit 
> ever shown thru his words and attitudes. Sirius seems to be pretty 
> proud of his cruel ways and no regard over Snape's feelings even 
> after all these years.

I wonder if Sirius or Remus have ever considered the possibility that 
the Snape that is now teaching at Hogwarts might be a result of what 
they once did to him at school. Let's face it : Snape was a child 
like all the others. He wasn't born as a nasty , sarcastic bastard. 
IMHO , that's what Rowling wanted us to realize when she showed us 
Snape's childhood memories. 
Yes, a great deal of what became of Snape has probably been caused by 
his abusive father , but the Marauders' bullying sent him over the 
edge. 
I actually can't blame Snape for not forgiving Sirius. Sirius is , 
like you already pointed out , even proud of what he did during their 
schooldays. This already shines through in PoA when he tells Harry 
about the "prank" in the Whomping Willow. He even thought 
Snape "deserved it". Why ? Just because he existed (like James told 
us in OoP)? 
This really shocked me. And they were just 15 back then ! Poor Snape 
never recovered for all his life ! I wouldn't be surprised if he 
joined the Deatheaters because he finally wanted revenge on all the 
people who made his life hell (his parents , his fellow students , 
his teachers). 
In PoA and also in OoP I got the impression that Lupin is fully aware 
of that. I wonder if he'll ever admit this to Snape but I believe 
that now , after Sirius's death , Lupin might find the courage to 
make his peace with Snape. Sirius with his hatred for Snape 
influenced Lupin as well as he did Harry ! 

Sympa