Snape's part in death of Sirius

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No: HPFGUIDX 107750

> Pippin wrote:
> Snape would recognize that 'the weapon' was a subterfuge 
> directed at trapping Umbridge. Snape would figure that if 
> Umbridge pressed Harry too far, she would be the one in need 
> of rescuing, and of course he would be right.
> 

Neri:
So Snape figured that Umbridge is the one who needs rescuing, 
although she had the wand, while Harry and Hermione were wandless.

Either Snape has a lot of respect to Harry's abilities, or very 
little respect to Umbridge abilities, or both. 


> So, allowing Harry an hour to walk into the forest and deal with 
> Umbridge, and another hour to make his way back, it would be at 
> least two hours before Snape began wondering why Harry hadn't 
> returned.
> 

Neri:
Slightly irresponsible, IMO, especially if we remember the level of 
security that the Order had kept around Harry in the beginning of the 
year. Two students went with the furious Umbridge into the dangerous 
Forbidden Forest, and Snape just sits and waits two hours for them to 
return? Is it possible that DD didn't tell him that Harry is "the one 
with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord"? Or that he did not 
conclude by himself that Harry is important after all those 
Occlumency lessons? And isn't the Forbidden Forest outside of the 
Hogwarts protections? Any number of DEs (or Voldy himself for that 
matter) can easily apparate in it and hide in it, even if we forget 
for a moment about Umbridge and the usual resident population of 
centaurs and acromantulas.

Allow me to guess that any other member of the Order, in Snape's 
place, whould have grabbed a broom immediately after checking on 
Sirius in HQ, put a dissillusment spell on himself and went after 
Umbridge, Harry and Hermione. If Ron and the rest could track Harry 
in the middle of the forest on foot, Snape on a broom could have 
found them much faster.

DD maybe trusts Snape, but he should not trust him to act responsibly 
whenever Harry is involved.

Neri