[HPforGrownups] Re: James the Berk?

[Batchevra at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 105900

In a message dated 7/12/04 1:44:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
arrowsmithbt at btconnect.com writes:
>Expelled? For being out out of bounds and out of bed?
In that case why is Harry still at Hogwarts? He's  been
caught for that crime too.<

Yes, expelled. In PS/SS in the book Harry and co, would have been expelled if 
he had been caught by Filch, Harry was caught by Dumbledore, but he is 
protecting Harry from any behavior that would get him expelled like when he blows up 
his Aunt in POA. 



>No, it's a detention offence, nothing more.
Besides, when Lupin recounts the story it's "one evening..."
There's no convincing evidence that Snape broke *any* rules,
just eager to get some dirt on the boys.

Of course Lupin hadn't broken any rules either, but that wouldn't
have saved him,  not when the parents of other students heard
that there was a werewolf at Hogwarts. James might have stayed,
based on his 'rescue' but Sirius? Knowingly sending an innocent 
student into a  werewolf's  lair? He'd be out on his ear with DD
close behind, probably.

But you're missing the point - how did DD manage to shut Snape up?
Threats wouldn't do it. Snape's cards are stronger than his.
So what happened?

Kneasy<

I think Dumbledore did have a stronger case in that Snape was out of bounds 
of the school,  the teachers knew what was going on, and probably did know that 
Sirius, James and Peter knew about Lupin being a werewolf and encouraged the 
friendship, but didn't know about them being animagi. I mean the portraits and 
the ghosts must have overheard their conversations and kept Dumbledore 
informed but since the Shrieking shack was off campus, didn't know the whole story. 

Batchevra  


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