"I'm not proud of it"

[demetra1225]

No: HPFGUIDX 106889

> Salit: 
> > Let's not forget another thing that happened in the Shrieking 
> >Shack - that Snape, despite both Sirius' and Remus' protestations 
> >to his innocence and offers to have it proved, was all set up to 
> >have Sirius delivered to the dementors regardless of any proof to 
> >the contrary and was willing to let them kill Sirius in the most 
> >horrendous way imaginable because of a childhood grudge. Is it a 
> >wonder that Sirius still hated him (and vice versa) in OoP?
> 
> Potioncat:
> Looks like Snape and Black both have good reasons to continue to 
> dislike each other.   But let me point out, when Snape had the 
> chance to turn Black over to the Dementors, he didn't. So while he 
> threatened it, he didn't do it.


Demetra:  What a mass of contradictions both Snape and Sirius are.  
Let's not forget another thing that happened in the Shreiking Shack - 
both Sirius and Lupin were prepared to execute Peter, and I think 
they would have if Harry had not stopped them.  Sirius points out in 
GoF that he was sent to Azkaban without a trial.  But weren't he and 
Lupin acting as judge, jury and executioner with Peter?  Not that the 
little turd didn't deserve it, but if Sirius and Lupin had succeeded 
both Sirius and Peter would have been denied the right to present a 
defense.  I can accept that after 12 years in Azkaban Sirius would 
want his revenge on the rat.  I have more trouble with Lupin in this 
scene (and I LOVE Lupin, he is one of my favorite characters).  As 
the more cerebral of the two, I wonder why he was so willing to kill 
Peter vs. turning him over to the authorities.