How did Sirius lure Severus into the Willow? (was: James the Berk?)

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 106740

HunterGreen previously:
> I saw that more as him doing his duty as either a teacher or an
> order member. It appears to be an unwritten part of the job   
>description at Hogwarts to protect children from certain, 
>er, 'dangers'. Snape is not the type to standby and let *anyone* be 
>killed if he can help it (example being his sarcastic comment to 
>Crabbe or Goyle in OotP for them not to squeeze Neville so 
>hard...not some sweeping act of heroicy, but it worked).

Potioncat replied:
>> I don't think it's in the teachers' job description. We don't see
McGonagall or Flitwick lurking about trying to protect Harry. << 

HunterGreen:
Well, that's why I said 'unwritten'. Lockhart was turned to help save 
Ginny in CoS (to which he does indeed complain that it wasn't in the 
job description, but it was expected of him anyway). And in PS/SS, 
all the teachers were called upon to help get the troll out of the 
school. In PoA, Dumbledore calls upon the teachers to search the 
school for Sirius. (and Sirius himself later tells Harry 'it was 
brave of you not to run for a teacher...' in the shrieking shack).  

>> Now, if Snape is Potions Master, Head of Slytherin and Chief of 
Security, perhaps it is his duty. But I don't think so. <<

Well, that's the problem isn't it? There *isn't* someone in charge of 
security around the school. And the school almost never calls for 
outside help (the one exception being the dementers in PoA, but 
Dumbledore doesn't let them inside, so inside security is up to the 
teachers). I actually found it a little odd that they didn't call for 
help during the events of CoS, but it appears, for the most part, the 
school takes care of its own problems internally (including all 
injuries we've seen, no matter how serious, except for McGonagal in 
OotP).