Acceptable Abuses? /chain of command

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 96113

Alla wrote:
> >snip<< 
> > You can say that this is a carmic justice for Sirius for how he 
> > treated Snape as a child, but if you take this position, you can 
> > surely agree that Sirius paid for his sins more than enough. 
> 
> Carol responds:
> On the other hand, Sirius still calls Snape "Snivellus"--not exactly
> willing to let bygones be bygones. The chief difference I see is 
that
> snape is cold and calculating in his insults, not letting them get
> under his skin (until Sirius pulls his wand on him and he does the
> same), while Sirius is as hot-headed now as he was as a boy. Snape
> knows that and takes advantage of it. As you say, Sirius is a big 
boy,
> and bored or not, he really ought to know that he's offering himself
> as a target through his own reactions and behavior. Calling Snape
> "Snivellus" just reminds Snape of the grudge he owes Sirius for the
> so-called Prank. Not a smart thing to do. 

Potioncat, taking it in another direction:
While we don't know if Severus told Serius why he was there, or what 
the letter on the table was about, I think Serius made another 
glaring mistake.  DD wanted Snape to teach Harry occlmency and Black 
undermined that.  Black should have made his complaints away from 
Harry.  He also undermined a fellow Order member in front of Harry by 
calling him names. Although Snape says he didn't ask for the job, he 
doesn't belittle the order.
Potioncat (military training never dies...)