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

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 119058



> 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.
 
Finwitch:

How about there being both Sirius&Severus backstory AND James&Severus 
backstory? Hmm-mm. Sirius tells Harry that James hated Severus from 
the first sight as I recall. Was it like - er- Harry meeting Malfoy 
at Madam Malkins'? Malfoy sure wasn't *hiding* his views, was he? 
Maybe Severus did something like that? Said something like 'those 
mudbloods should not be allowed in' or something about Albus 
Dumbledore or James' Parents or James' hair or... The truth is, we 
don't know.

Oh, and James' attack wasn't unwarned. That 'All right, Snivellus?' - 
I'd say it's a bit like: 'Is it all right with you that we fight so 
Sirius/Black/Padfoot won't be so bored? Practice for the practical 
DADA test, OK?' As SS went for his wand, he *accepted* the call for 
the fight/practice --- and er - if this was *practice* for DADA, 
well...
  
> Alla:
- we 
> don't know why Dumbledore trusts Snape, inf act we have no idea.

Finwitch:

Yes. What did Hermione say: "Dumbledore trusts him and if we can't 
trust Dumbledore, we can trust no one".

I think there's another point, one none of the kids makes. (Though 
Harry may *act* it). I think Albus Dumbledore, Sirius Black etc. can 
indeed be trusted - to some extent - BUT I don't know if I were ready 
to trust anyone to tell me who to trust, that I'd trust someone just 
because someone else does... they all are capable of erring, after 
all. AND Snape may well be trustworthy to *Dumbledore* but not to 
Harry. (So er - if Dumbledore were to die, Snape's not to be 
trusted...)

Finwitch