Dumbledore and punishments was Re: saving Snape wasHow many prefects per house?

[bluesqueak]

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> Pippin writes:
> That Dumbledore passed the incident off as a prank is sheer 
> fanon, unless I am overlooking something.  Dumbledore's sole 
> comment was that James saved Snape's life.  Obviously the 
> Marauders weren't expelled, and maybe Snape thinks that they 
> should have been. But he's not in a position to complain about 
> people being given second chances, is he? 
> 

Pip!Squeak:
The timeline is vague, but it's possible that the incident happened 
after Sirius had run away from home. In which case Dumbledore might 
well have paused before expelling him - a boy with no home, no 
family, no wand and no prospects of legitimate employment could 
easily have concluded that his future lay in the criminal side of 
the WW. 

A Sirius who was kept in school and living with the Potters during 
the holidays had much more chance of staying out of Knockturn Alley.

Pip!Squeak