[HPforGrownups] Sympathy for Snape

[MadameSSnape at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 64814

In a message dated 6/26/2003 11:34:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
zebco606 at yahoo.com writes:

> While I can definitely see how Snape's 
> childhood memories could help to shape him into the man he is, this 
> is the man who was willing to give Sirius over to the dementors when 
> he KNEW he was innocent of James and Lily's deaths.

A)   Sirius wasn't sent to Azkaban for the Potters' deaths - he was sent 
there for the "death" of Pettigrew.

B)   Question: When did Snape "know" that Black was innocent?  He's been TOLD 
- they are not necessarily the same thing.  Has he seen Wormtail alive?  We 
don't know yet.

C)   Given Sirius' behavior in school, AND his family connections, I can 
definitely see where people would have little trouble believing that Sirius was a 
Death Eater...

Sherrie


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