Snape's part in death of Sirius

scoutmom21113 navarro198 at hotmail.com
Wed Jul 28 05:40:37 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 107950

Pippin:
Snape is the *only* Order member left at Hogwarts. He *can't*
leave. There are nine hundred ninety-nine other children at the
school. Snape can't abandon them. What if Harry had been
decoyed away so that Voldemort could attack Hogwarts and take
the children hostage for the Prophecy?

Neri:
Do you mean that it wasn't her intention and she didn't do the math 
of the timeline from everybody's point of view?

Potioncat:
But still, I ask, does anything in canon indicate that Snape was
delaying in JKR's mind? If he was, then I would think it will come
up in Book 6 or 7.

Neri:
JKR's mind? There is perhaps not much indication that Snape was
delaying in JKR's mind. OTOH there is also not much indication that, 
in JKR's mind, Snape is a responsible man who gives a fig about what 
happens to the blasted Potter, or to any Gryffindor.

Bookworm:
I honestly think that this is another case of JKR not plotting out 
the timeframe for the "extra" characters in these scenes. 
Snape's role is important, but he is in the background from
Harry's point of view. As much as Harry dislikes Snape, I think
if there were any reason for Harry to suspect him of having even the 
smallest bit of responsibility for Sirius' death, Harry would
have been shouting it from the Astronomy Tower :-)

I also believe that Snape took action as directly as he could, not 
necessarily for the safety of Harry or Sirius, but because he 
recognizes how serious a threat Voldemort is.  Snape would have 
taken the actions he could [without revealing whatever secret we 
haven't learned about him yet ;-) ] to hinder Voldemort.

Ravenclaw Bookworm





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