Reputations (was Re: bullies? twins, padfoot and prongs)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 119036


> Potioncat:
>From the way it was first brought up in the books, I felt it was 
suspect.  There seems to be a hook to that part of the backstory.  
Whether it's that we'll find why Severus was up to his eyeballs in 
Dark Arts, or why he had the reputation or if it was earned...I 
cannot say. There is certainly more to the Sirius and Severus story 
and JKR has said so herself. And it's that Sirius and Severus story 
that affected how James saw Severus.

Alla:

Oh, sure we WILL find out more. (I need book 6 NOW). The reason why 
I think we will find out more about Severus and DA is because we 
DON'T KNOW much yet and in Pensieve scene he is certainly a 
sympathetic figure (up till he calls Lily Mudblood anyway). I 
believe we are due for reversal again . I could be wrong. By the 
way, it could be that Sirius and Severus had a backstory, but, IMO 
it is equally posible that James and SDeverus had a backstory.


Potioncat:
 
> But if Snape has been a lost cause from day one, why does 
Dumbledore  trust him now?


Alla:

Who says that he was the lost cause? It is plausible for me that he 
was not AS MUCH involved with Dark Arts as Sirius thought. What I am 
adamant about is the truth of Sirius' general statement - that he 
was meddling with DA to some extent. We will see, right?

You gave very good example of backstory waiting to show up - we 
don't know why Dumbledore trusts Snape, inf act we have no idea.

I submit that we also don't know A LOT of behind the scene events 
leading up to Pensieve events and dare I mention.... the Prank.